Connecticut
Advance Alzheimer's Policy
Update the Connecticut Alzheimer's State Plan
The growing number of Connecticut residents who are impacted by Alzheimer's disease warrants the need to review and update our state plan recommendations, completed in 2013. The Alzheimer's Association plans to introduce legislation during the 2019 session to authorize the update of the existing plan.
Connecticut State Plan Overview
In 2013, Connecticut's legislature passed Special Act 13-11, creating the state's Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia. The Task Force met six times between September and December of 2013 and published a list of recommendations in December 2013 in the Report of the Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia. The state plan focuses on short-term goals meant be completed over the course of three to five years.
Connecticut State Advocacy Day
March 13, 2019
Join the Alzheimer's Association Connecticut Chapter for our annual Advocacy Day Wednesday March 13th, 2019 at the State Capitol in Hartford. Registration opens at 9:00am and our program will start at 9:30am. Come and make your voice heard with our lawmakers! REGISTER HERE: http://tinyurl.com/y39ldd6x
2020 Advocacy Forum
March 22-24, 2020 alz.org/forum
As an Alzheimer's advocate, you've worked to advance critical public policy, making a difference in the lives of all those impacted by Alzheimer's. Together we've achieved great increases in federal Alzheimer's research funding and secured critical advances in care and support. But we can't take our successes for granted — we need to keep the pressure on.
Join us in Washington for an inspiring three-day event filled with networking, training and education.
Be part of the movement that's making a difference in the fight against Alzheimer's.
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State Affairs Contact Christy Kovel | 8609138279 | [email protected]
Elected Officials
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Number of People Aged 65 and Older With Alzheimer's by Age
| Year | 65-74 | 75-84 | 85+ | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10,000 | 31,000 | 36,000 | 78,000 |
| 2025 | 11,000 | 40,000 | 39,000 | 91,000 |
Percentage change from 2019
Medicaid
$962
MILLION
Medicaid costs of caring for people with Alzheimer's (2019)
21.9%
change in costs from 2019 to 2025
Medicare
$27,290
per capita Medicare spending on people with dementia (in 2018 dollars)
HOSPICE (2016)
#
of people in hospice have a primary diagnosis of dementia
of people in hospice with a primary diagnosis of dementia
Hospitals (2015)
#
of emergency department visits per 1,000 people with dementia
dementia patient hospital readmission rate
Caregiving
Number of Caregivers
Total Hours of Unpaid Care
Total Value of Unpaid Care
Higher Health Costs of Caregivers
Number of Deaths from Alzheimer's Disease (2017)
| 6th | leading cause of death in Connecticut |
For more information, view the 2019 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures report at alz.org/facts.
U.S. Statistics
Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's, and as many as 14 million will have the disease in 2050. The cost of caring for those with Alzheimer's and other dementias is estimated to total $290 billion in 2019, increasing to $1.1 trillion (in today's dollars) by mid-century. Nearly one in every three seniors who dies each year has Alzheimer's or another dementia.