FL S1548

Recognizes June 18-24, 2017, as "Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Awareness Week" in Florida.

Identifies Alzheimer's disease as the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, killing more people than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined.

Notes Florida had the second highest prevalence rate of Alzheimer's disease in 2016, with over 510,000 residents living with the disease, projected to reach 720,000 by 2025.

Highlights that in 2015, caregivers for Alzheimer's and dementia patients provided 18.1 billion unpaid hours of care, with two-thirds of caregivers being women and over one-third being age 65 or older.

States the national cost of Alzheimer's care in 2016 was $236 billion, with Medicare spending expected to increase from one in five dollars to one in three dollars by 2050.