AR HR1017

Commends the Arkansas Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association for its work fighting Alzheimer's disease and advocating for those living with the disease

Proclaims February 26, 2019, as Alzheimer's Awareness Day in Arkansas

Notes that approximately 60,000 Arkansans have Alzheimer's disease and 177,000 Arkansans serve as caregivers, providing 201 million hours of unpaid care annually valued at $2.545 billion

Identifies Alzheimer's as the 6th-leading cause of death in the United States, with Arkansas having the 4th-highest Alzheimer's mortality rate as of 2015

Recognizes that direct costs of Alzheimer's care to American society total $259 billion, with over 15 million caregivers providing 18 billion hours of unpaid care nationally in 2016