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Based on rates of admission in 1998, delaying admission of Alzheimer’s patients to nursing homes by 1 month could save as much as $1.12 billion a year.
Leon J, Cheng C, Neumann P. Alzheimer s Disease Care: Costs and potential savings. Health Affairs. 1998; 17(6): 206-16. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/6/206?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&author1=leon&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT