The prevalence of people 85 and older and other demographic features boost the state’s numbers.
Southern California is a hot zone for Alzheimer’s disease, with four local counties already reporting some of the nation’s highest numbers of people diagnosed with the disease and demographic factors suggesting a flood of new patients is coming in future decades, according to a report released Monday, July 17, by the Alzheimer’s Association.
But the study also found that the prevalence of Alzheimer’s – a rate based on the percentage of people age 65 and older who are diagnosed with the disease – is far higher than the national average in all four counties, with Los Angeles County at 13.2%, Orange at 11.6%, and both Riverside and San Bernardino counties at 12%.
“The numbers in this report are not a surprise,” said Susan DeMarois, director of the California Department on Aging. “Our governor campaigned on this issue 4 1/2 years ago, and we’ve created a number of programs aimed at various areas related to Alzheimer’s.” Because of that, DeMarois and others suggested government and even scientific efforts to help people with Alzheimer’s will need to be supplemented by a general awareness that the disease is likely to affect nearly every family and touch nearly every facet of society.
“The question is: Are going to continue to prioritize this issue?” Giarrusso-Khlok said. “We’re going to need consistent, established programs, not one-offs that go away.”
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