September Marks World Alzheimer’s Month as Advocates Push for Early Diagnosis and Health Care Planning
Wednesday, September 21st, 2011September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and September 21st is Alzheimer’s Action Day. In New York, more than 320,000 people are living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 229,500 of them are in nursing homes. Unfortunately, someone develops Alzheimer’s disease every 69 seconds nationwide. Estimates show that by 2050 more than ... continue reading