AZ SCR1038

Proclaims February 28, 2018 as Alzheimer's awareness day in Arizona.

Notes that Alzheimer's disease affects more than 5 million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in Arizona, with a 138% increase in deaths since 2000.

Highlights that someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's every 66 seconds and it is the only top ten cause of death that cannot be prevented, cured, or slowed.

Reports that Medicaid spent an estimated $44 billion nationally on Alzheimer's and dementia care in 2017, with $332 million spent in Arizona.

Recognizes that approximately 325,000 Arizona caregivers provided 370 million unpaid hours of care valued at $4.69 billion and often experience deterioration in their own health.