What You Should Know This National Alzheimer’s Disease Month

By Marlene Diaz | October 25, 2017 |

October is National Alzheimer’s Disease Month. This is the ideal opportunity for you as a family caregiver to educate yourself on this disease and how it could impact your parent so that you can be prepared in the event that it becomes a part of your journey with your elder.

Some things that you should know about National Alzheimer’s Disease Month include:

Elder Care Issaquah WA – What You Should Know This National Alzheimer’s Disease Month

There are currently more than 5 million people throughout the United States who are living with this disease.
Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation.
Experts estimate that by the year 2050, the number of people in the United States who are living with the disease could get to as much as 16 million people.
Someone in the United States is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease every 66 seconds.
Approximately 30 percent of elderly adults die with Alzheimer’s disease or some other form of dementia, even if it is not the cause of death.
This number accounts for 1 in every 3 seniors.
Deaths caused by Alzheimer’s disease have increased by 89 percent since the year 2000.
More people die from Alzheimer’s disease each year than from breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.
There are currently more than 15 million people in the United States who are caregivers for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.
35 percent of caregivers for those with Alzheimer’s disease note that their health has been negatively impacted by their care efforts.
Only 19 percent of caregivers for elders who do not have dementia report this same issue.

Staring elder care for your senior can be one of the best decisions that you make for them throughout the course of your caregiver journey with them. This is particularly true when your parent is living with Alzheimer’s disease.

An elder care services provider can be with your parent on a customized schedule to ensure that your senior gets all of the care, support, and assistance that they need while protecting your own health, well-being, and quality of life by reducing your care burden and ensuring that you are able to focus on the other obligations in your life, as well as yourself.

The highly personalized services that your elder can receive from this care provider are designed to specifically address your loved one’s individual challenges, limitations, and needs now and into the future as they progress through the disease.

Sources: https://alz.org/10-signs-symptoms-alzheimers-dementia.asp
https://www.alz.org/facts/

If you or an aging loved one are considering Elder Care Services in Issaquah WA, contact the caring staff at Hospitality Home Care today. Call us at (206) 966-6552.

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Marlene Diaz

Care Supervisor at Hospitality Home Care

Marlene brings to Hospitality Home Care's Care Supervisor Team an unprecedented level of passion for caring for others and a wealth of knowledge and understanding in the care services field. Marlene has worked in the healthcare field for more than 15 years in a variety of settings including, adult family home administration, home care HR supervising and working with specialty populations including dementia, mental health and developmental disabilities. Throughout this time Marlene has also maintained her caregiver credentials that she obtained as a teenager because, while her knowledge is best served helping to train caregivers and assist families to get the care they need, her heart is most fulfilled when she is providing care to others. When she is not in the office, you will most likely find Marlene caring for her family, or spending time with her friends.