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2024
No. R-242. House concurrent resolution designating March 28, 2024 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the State House.
(H.C.R.183)
Offered by: Representative Noyes of Wolcott Offered by: Senator Brock Whereas, Alzheimer’s disease is a degenerative brain disease, the most common form of dementia, and nationally affects 6.9 million Americans aged 65 and older, and Whereas, the national cost of caring for those with Alzheimer’s or other dementias is
projected to be $360 billion in 2024, and Whereas, Vermont’s per capita Medicare spending on people with dementia is $23,329,
and Whereas, Vermont’s Alzheimer’s disease mortality rate is the third highest in the nation,
and Whereas, the older population is the State’s fastest growing demographic, and approximately one in nine persons 65 years of age and older has Alzheimer’s, and Whereas, 19,000 Vermonters provide an estimated 28 million hours of unpaid Alzheimer’s care valued at $615 million, and Whereas, caregiving for individuals living with Alzheimer’s or other dementias takes an enormous toll, and dementia caregivers suffer more stress, depression, and health problems than caregivers for other illnesses, and Whereas, the total lifetime cost of care for someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementias is estimated at several hundred thousand dollars, and family caregivers assume a large percentage of these costs, and Whereas, advocates are visiting the State House today to raise awareness of the challenges associated with navigating Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia, now therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly designates March 28, 2024 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day at the State House, and be it further Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the Vermont Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association.
VT LEG #376031 v.1