Montana State Alzheimer’s Plan Overview
In June 2014, the Montana Alzheimer's Disease/Dementia Work Group was established as a grassroots collaboration with grant funding provided by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Improving the Lives of Alzheimer’s Patients and Their Caregivers: A Patient-Centered Statewide Approach. The Work Group’s membership includes private sector stakeholders and state officials representing the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, who convene regularly to improve care and support for Montanans living with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia, their families, and caregivers. In December 2016 the Work Group published Montana’s Alzheimer’s and Dementia State Plan: Addressing the Current and Future Needs of Individuals and Families with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias.
Montana 2025 Policy Priorities
Strengthen Montana's Response to Dementia
Montana is home to over 21,000 individuals living with Alzheimer's and 17,000 paid caregivers. The growing impact of this disease has significant implications for Montana families and the state Medicaid program, which spends $166 million per year caring for people living with dementia. While the state has taken initial steps to address dementia through public health initiatives, additional coordination and resources are needed to maximize impact and reach. The Alzheimer's Association is calling on state policymakers to enhance Montana's response to Alzheimer’s through improved interagency coordination and an expanded public health approach to support individuals with dementia.
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21,000
people living with Alzheimer’s in Montana
17,000
Montanans are providing unpaid care
$166 Million
Medicaid cost of caring for people living with Alzheimer’s (2020)
341
deaths from Alzheimer’s in 2021
11%
in hospice with a primary diagnosis of dementia
555.6%
increase of geriatricians in Montana needed to meet the demand in 2050
Resources to Drive Change in Montana
The following resources developed by AIM and the Alzheimer’s Association will help you learn more about the issues impacting people living with Alzheimer’s and their caregivers, how Montana policymakers are addressing these gaps, and how you can help drive change.