“ Everything was always very tidy . Then my family noticed how disorganized I had become .”
— Theresa , living with Alzheimer ’ s
It ’ s time to talk about
Alzheimer ’ s .
Special supplement to The Anoka County Shopper & Blaine / Spring Lake Park Life
Dementia & Alzheimer ’ s ...
did you know ?
Instances of early-onset dementia and Alzheimer ’ s disease in individuals under the age of 65 are on the rise . According to the Blue Cross Blue Shield ( BCBS ) Health IndexSM , roughly 131,000 commercially insured Americans between the ages of 30 and 64 were diagnosed with early-onset dementia or Alzheimer ’ s disease in 2017 . That marks a 200 percent increase since 2013 . Diagnosis rates among individuals between the ages of 45 and 54 were especially high in 2017 compared to 2013 . Within that age group in 2013 , 2.7 out of every 100,000 people were diagnosed with earlyonset dementia or Alzheimer ’ s disease . That number rose to 10.9 out of every 100,000 people in 2017 , marking a 311 percent increase in just four years .
When something feels different , it could be Alzheimer ’ s . alz . org / ourstories
Now is the time to talk .
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