Introduction
The most common form of dementia.
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
The lifetime risk of Alzheimer’s Disease is higher in this gender group.
Who are women?
Someone who helps another with Activities of Daily Living and other needs are called this.
What is a caregiver?
Nearly 9 out of 10 Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias have this
At least one other chronic condition
This is what MCI stands for
What is Mild Cognitive Impairment?
The greatest risk factor for late-onset AD
What is age?
The ratio of seniors who die with Alzheimer’s Disease in 2022.
What is one in three?
Tasks such as Bathing, dressing, grooming, eating, using the toilet are called this.
What are Activities of Daily Living?
About 26% of the hospitalizations of individuals with AD is due to this admitting diagnosis.
Syncope (fall in blood pressure), fall, and/ or trauma
This group are at higher risk of developing MCI
Who are aging populations ?
An exam that can show biomarkers associated with AD
What are PET scans?
The number of Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2022.
What is 6.5 million? OR What is 1 in 9 people?
This group makes up approximately 2/3rds of dementia caregivers.
Who are women?
People with AD and other dementias have more than twice of these per year than other older adults
What are hospital stays?
MCI is classified as one of these two types depending on the person’s symptoms.
What is amnesic or nonamnesic?
The number of APOE gene alleles.
What is three?
This is the most commonly identified immediate cause of death among older adults with AD or other dementias.
What is pneumonia (infection of the lungs)?
This group provides 83% of the help for older adults in the US
Who are unpaid caregivers?
While Medicare covers long-term care hospitals, skilled nursing care, and hospice care, it does not cover this kind of care.
What is long-term care in a nursing home/ nursing home care/ custodial care (ADL)?
MCI is different in disease progression from mild to severe Alzheimer’s Disease because of this.
What is the reversible nature of MCI?
the longest stage of AD where individuals experience problems with memory and language, find it harder to complete multi step tasks, and may become incontinent at times.
What is moderate AD?
Research has shown that this percentage range of those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s dementia during life do not have the brain changes of Alzheimer’s disease at autopsy.
What is 15% to 30%?
People who care for an aging parent and at least one child are called this.
What is the “sandwich generation” of caregivers?
98% of older adults without AD or dementia live in the community. This is the general percentage (±5%) of older adults with Alzheimer’s who live in the community.
What is 65%? (accept 60-70%)
MCI where memory issues are predominate
What is amnestic MCI?