Feb. 19 2007: NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports from Minnetonka, Minn., where one nursing home has a unique way of dealing with patients who have dementia. (Nightly News)
Feb. 18 2007: Nearly one in four U.S. households currently cares for a relative or friend age 50 and over. NBC Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman offers some advice on making it easier. (Nightly News)
Alzheimer’s rate to hike as boomers age
Nearly 8 million projected to have disease by 2030, 16 million by 2050
The Associated Press
updated 7:53 p.m. ET, Tues., March. 20, 2007
More than 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, a 10 percent increase since the last Alzheimer’s Association estimate five years ago — and a count that supports the long-forecast dementia epidemic as the population grays.
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