Feb. 20 2007: Our series on caring for parents continues with the story of a Florida woman struggling to decide — with her parents — what to do next. After they share their story, Dr. Marie Bernard, director of the Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center, offers practical advice for millions who face a similar situation. (Nightly News)

 

 
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)
 

 
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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