Covid19 crisis. It has brought tremendous hardship and tragedy, placing a heavy on frontline workers, straining our health care and Distribution System and imposing a deadly toll on seniors in particular. It has hit close to home for sure thatny and im all of our members want to join condolencessing our to senator elizabeth warren, who lost her 86yearold brother to the coronavirus. Elizabeth, we are very sorry for your loss. Visitor Nursing Homes has affected even those relatives who do not have virus. I know two brothers whose father is in a nursing home and has dementia. They have not able to see him for some time now and his health is failing. They are worried that he may not still be alive by the time that they are allowed to visit him, something that used to happen regularly. This virus has already claimed the lives of more than 90,000 american, the vast majority of whom were older adult. Adults 65 and older are more likely to suffer severe complications from covid19, and to have
Proliferating so fast throughout the globe. And according to dr. Marie menard, who we will hear from, the number is estimated to grow to 115 million by 2050 as populations around the world age, although there is early onset as l but predominantly it is one of the byproducts of all of us ages and there seems to be a higher proclivity the woolder one gets. Once someone reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. The total cost of addressing this is 818 billion. But as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion. Thats per year. It will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and their identities. Robbing their family and friends of the person they know and love. It is excruciatingly painful for someone who lose themselves gradually. I have spoken myself to many individuals, especially those who are early onset who have young families and are dealing with the agony t
Hours. Subcommittee will come to order. I apologize for the dee lay we have a series of votes and very one later too. I do want to get right to it. I want to thank you for being here. We open todays hearings there are 47 Million People in the world living with alzheimers. And other forms of de meng men shah. More than the entire population of spain according to a report by the alzheimers disease international. The number of victims who have alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years so we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe. And according to dr. Marie menard, who we will hear from, the number is estimated to grow to 115 million by 2050 as populations around the world age, although there is early onset as l but predominantly it is one of the byproducts of all of us ages and there seems to be a higher proclivity the older one gets. Its been estimated that once someone reaches 85, the chance of some form of deme
Hours. Subcommittee will come to order. I apologize for the dee lay we have a series of votes and very one later too. I do want to get right to it. I want to thank you for being here. We open todays hearings there are 47 Million People in the world living with alzheimers. And other forms of de meng men shah. More than the entire population of spain according to a report by the alzheimers disease international. The number of victims who have alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years so we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe. And according to dr. Marie menard, who we will hear from, the number is estimated to grow to 115 million by 2050 as populations around the world age, although there is early onset as l but predominantly it is one of the byproducts of all of us ages and there seems to be a higher proclivity the older one gets. Its been estimated that once someone reaches 85, the chance of some form of deme
Alzheimers is projected to or likely to double every 20 years, we are in a race like few other diseases because it is proliferating so fast throughout the globe and according to dr. Maria bernard, the Deputy Director of the National Institute on age who will hear from momentarily, the numbers estimated to grow to 15 million by 2050 as populations around the world age. Predominantly it is a one of the byproducts of all of us aging and there seems to be a higher procliffty the older one gets and its been estimated that once somebody reaches 85, the chance of some form of dementia is one out of two. Its a very serious problem. The total estimated global cost of addressing this condition today is 818 billion but as early as next year it is estimated that this cost will rise to at least 1 trillion per year and it will go up from there. As we all know, alzheimers is a cruel disease robbing its victims of their memories and identities, robbing their family and friends of the person they know