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EXPENSIVE DISEASE IN AMERICAWITH COSTS SET TO SKYROCKET IN THE YEARS AHEADNearly 1 in 5Medicare dollars is spent on a person with Alzheimer146sThe growing Alzheimer146s crisis is helping to bankrupt A. Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia Contents The MoMA Alzheimer’s Project: Making Art Accessible to People with Dementia I. INTRODUCTION A. MeetMeatMoMA B. TheMoMAAlzheimer’sPr x0000x0000166 Avenue of the Americas 10013 Tel 2122948103 nutritionglwdorg godslovewedeliverorgOverview Alzheimer146s Disease AD is a complex disorderthat affects the brain causing a gradual loss of Proportion of People Aged 65 and Older with Alzheimer146s and Other DementiasWashington Heights-Inwood Columbia Aging ProjectFACTWhen they are diagnosed African As a result African Americans and Hispa LEARNING OBJECTIVESProvide a general description of dementia and Alzheimer’s diseaseExplain the current and projected scope of the epidemicDiscuss the cost burden of Alzheimer’s for federal/