Abe's Garden - Alzheimer's & Adult Care Community

Alzheimer's Facts & Figures

Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are devastating conditions that create huge emotional, financial, and physical challenges for the individual and their family.

  • There are more than 120,000 individuals with Alzheimer’s in Tennessee.
  • Approximately 5.3 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease.
  • One in six women of the baby boomer generation, and one in 10 men of this generation, will develop Alzheimer’s in their lifetime.
  • By 2050, 11-16 million people are projected to have the disease.
  • There is currently no cure and no remission.

 

One in six women of the baby boomer generation, and one in 10 men.

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