Silver Book Fact
In 2002, Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or other dementias had to pay 37% of nursing home care costs out of pocket.
Alzheimer's Association. 2007 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures. Washington, D.C.: Alzheimer’s Association; 2008. http://www.alz.org/national/documents/Report_2007FactsAndFigures.pdf