World Alzheimer's Report 2010

Oct. 29, 2010 - PRLog -- The Society of Certified Senior Advisors is pleased to announce the addition of the World Alzheimer Report 2010 to our website.  Provided by Alzheimer ’s Disease International (ADI), this report focuses on the economic impact of dementia and contains the most inclusive and current findings on this common yet very misunderstood disease. According to the report, it is estimated that 35.6 million people are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia worldwide with an expected increase to 65.7 million by 2030 and 115.4 million by 2050.

Dementia is a disease that affects one’s memory, thinking and behavior leading to the inability to perform everyday tasks. The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease which accounts for 50 to 70 percent of all dementia cases.

A quick look at what’s inside:

Excerpt from the World Alzheimer Report 2010:

“The total estimated worldwide costs of dementia are US$604 billion in 2010."

“If dementia were a country, it would be the world’s 18th largest economy, ranking between Turkey and Indonesia. If it were a company, it would be the world’s largest by annual revenue exceeding Wal-Mart (US$414 billion) and Exxon Mobil (US$311 billion).”

“Costs of informal care (unpaid care provided by families and others) and the direct costs of social care (provided by community care professionals and in residential home settings) contribute similar proportions (42%) of total costs worldwide, while direct medical care costs are much lower (16%).”

“There is an urgent need to develop cost-effective packages of medical and social care that meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers across the course of the illness, and evidence-based prevention strategies. Governments and health and social care systems need to be adequately prepared for the future, and must seek ways now to improve the lives of people with dementia and their caregivers.”


The Society of Certified Senior Advisors (SCSA), provides free resources and tools for our members as an ongoing commitment that we have in helping professionals to understand the complex and dynamic lives of modern senior citizens.

To obtain a copy of this free handout, please visit the Free Resources section of the CSA website, http://www.csa.us/freeresources

About SCSA
SCSA’s mission is to educate professionals to work more effectively with their senior clients. For those who work with seniors, this means understanding the key health, social and financial factors that are important to seniors—and how these factors work together. CSAs are able to integrate this into their professional practices, no matter what field they’re in. They’ve learned how incredibly gratifying it is to help seniors achieve their goals, and the seniors they’ve worked with have learned how important it is to work with someone who truly understands their age-related circumstances.  For more information about SCSA and its educational course, please visit www.csa.us.

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SCSA educates professionals to work more effectively with their senior clients. That means understanding the key health, social & financial factors that are important to seniors — so you can find success in the senior market.