A new report released by the Alzheimer Society sounds the alarm about the projected economic and social costs of dementia in Canada.
According to the report, titled Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society, if current demographic trends continue, the prevalence of dementia will more than double in 30 years, with the costs increasing tenfold.
Released Jan. 4 for Alzheimer Awareness Month, the report suggests that by 2038, someone in Canada will develop dementia every two minutes, up from the current frequency of every five minutes. It suggests the associated health care costs will rise to $153-billion a year from the current $15-billion a year, and the... more