The costs of Alzheimer’s are mounting

*Medical expenses

*Home health care

*Nursing home residencies

*Lost work time and wages

*Sitters and/or day care

*Caregiver’s out-of-pocket expenses to support the family member

*The unmeasurable cost of stress on families

In California, these factors are being recognized by the Alzheimer’s Association California Central Coast Chapter with the formation of In Good Company.  An article, Combating the costs of Alzheimer’s, in the Ventura County Star, by Jenni Mintz, explains what is being done through this newly formed nonprofit organization.

Launched a few weeks ago by the Alzheimer’s Association California Central Coast Chapter in Camarillo, In Good Company is a nonprofit organization established to combat these costs by raising awareness and generating philanthropic funding for Alzheimer’s employee and family program services.

Hopefully this will set the pace for the formation of similar organizations to help families and caregivers of Alzheimer’s patients throughout the country. 

Read Ms. Mintz’s article for more of the details about this organization and how it plans to help with this mounting concern…the high costs of Alzheimer’s.

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One Solution to the High Cost of Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer’s Association also has posted some Disaster Preparedness Tips that it would be good to be knowledgeable about.   They go into:

*Advance preparedness…measures to take.

*If you know a pending disaster is about to occur…what you should do.

*Emergency Kits and what to include in them

You may want to check out this information as well as the fire safety tips.

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Additional Disaster Preparedness Tips for Alzheimer’s Caregivers

Check out these sources for more information:

* ActionAlz.org

*Alzheimer’s Daily News

*Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walks

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Plan for National Alzheimer’s Day, Sept. 21

People choose to walk for different reasons. But the three main ones appear to be to honor someone you love, to raise public awareness, and to help make a difference for people with Alzheimer’s Disease by raising money.

You can walk as an individual or set up a corporate or family team. If you don’t want to walk or prehaps, cannot walk, there are other ways of participating. There is always a need for volunteers to help plan and coordinate the event.

The walks take place throughout the year in more than 600 communities across the United States. You can find information on the walks in your community at the local chapter of Alzheimer’s Association or by checking online.

(photo by sunflowery)

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Alzheimer’s walks across America.

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Tonights CBS Evening News looks at Alzheimer’s Disease.

Recently Ms. Lombreglia wrote a letter-to-the-editor of the Daily Record.  Check for more information in the October 23 edition of Alzheimer’s Daily News, for reference to this letter (http://alznews.org ) 

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Which Candidates Will Speak Up for Alzheimer’s?