http://www.alzinfo.org/07/articles/caregiving/soaring-costs-alzheimers-care
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The Soaring Costs of Alzheimer's Care
As a generation of baby boomers continues to grow older, costs of care for Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia are expected to soar in the coming decades, from an estimated $159 to $215 billion in 2010 to more than twice that amount in 2040. The estimates come from the Health and Retirement Study, a large and ongoing study of Americans age 51 and older that began in 1992. They represent the most rigorous analysis to date of how much it costs to care for someone with dementia.
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