While You Were Sleeping the Alzheimer's Association released a report that shows a growing crisis here in Georgia Christy Diaz is here in studio to break down these numbers and what it means for the families going through it right now some of these stats are startling Christy they are Aisha the Alzheimer's Association releases this report every year and over the last year the numbers show every metric got worse highlighting the urgent need to change the trajectory of the disease and how we care
for it over the last year the number of people living with Alzheimer's disease the shortage of people to care for them and the cost to the Health Care System all got worse it's in the numbers of the new Alzheimer's facts and figures report basically every number has increased yes I sat down with Jill Disney the senior director for programs and services for the Alzheimer's Association Georgia chapter to talk about what this means for the state I think that we were expecting to see increases but i
t just really drives how important it is that we find those interventions that are going to stop the trajectory we can't address this quickly enough now the fifth leading cause of death Alzheimer's disease is a growing problem for our aging population one Jill says can't be ignored whether it's focusing on your own brain health or talking to your lawmakers about it just in the next few years we'll need more than a million more additional workers that's more new workers than in any other single o
ccupation in the United States it's a daunting task to tackle all these challenges Jill admits but she hasn't lost hope what gives you hope for the future when it comes to Alzheimer's disease there's been so much unknown for so long that even you know there's news coming out every week about a new discovery and that's very hopeful the report also shows where Georgia ranks nationally and we are among the top 10 states with the most people living with Alzheimer's disease and it even s Les out one
County in particular D County down near Albany as a crisis spot Aisha Chrissy thank you we are staying on
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