| 9 | | - | Whereas, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, |
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| 10 | | - | Alzheimer’s disease is a “progressive neurogenerative disease that occurs when nerve |
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| 11 | | - | cells in the brain die,” and it can result in “[i]mpaired memory, thinking and |
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| 12 | | - | behavior,” and |
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| 13 | | - | Whereas, most experts calculate that nearly seven million Americans 65 years of age |
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| 14 | | - | and older are living with this disease, and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, in Vermont, 12,800 individuals 65 years of age and older are living with |
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| 16 | | - | Alzheimer’s, and in 2020 (the most recent calculation of this statistic), 9.9 percent of the |
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| 17 | | - | State’s residents in this age cohort were its victims, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, in 2022, Alzheimer’s was the cause of death for 329 Vermonters, making |
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| 19 | | - | the disease the fourth-leading cause of death in the State and representing a 145.5 percent |
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| 20 | | - | increase during the years 2000–2022, and |
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| 21 | | - | Whereas, the impact of Alzheimer’s in Vermont is not limited to those who are living |
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| 22 | | - | with the disease, as approximately 20,000 Vermonters are dedicating 29 million hours to |
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| 23 | | - | individuals’ Alzheimer’s care, a commitment currently valued at $773 million, and 61.5 |
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| 24 | | - | percent of the caregivers have chronic health conditions, 35.4 percent are suffering with |
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| 25 | | - | depression, and 10.7 percent are in poor physical health, and |
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| 26 | | - | Whereas, the projected Medicaid cost associated with Alzheimer’s care in Vermont |
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| 27 | | - | for 2025 is $158 million, and |
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| 28 | | - | Whereas, today, April 10, 2025, family members, caregivers, and medical |
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| 29 | | - | professionals are gathered at the State House to inform the General Assembly of the |
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| 30 | | - | financial, personal, and societal implications of Alzheimer’s disease in Vermont, now |
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| 31 | | - | therefore be it |
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| 7 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutiondesignatingApril10,2025asAlzheimer’sAwarenessDayattheStateHouse |
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| 8 | + | Whereas,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofNeurologicalDisordersandStroke,Alzheimer’sdiseaseisa |
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| 9 | + | “progressiveneurogenerativediseasethatoccurswhennervecellsinthebraindie,”anditcanresultin |
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| 10 | + | “[i]mpairedmemory,thinkingandbehavior,” and |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,mostexpertscalculatethatnearlysevenmillionAmericans65yearsofageandolderareliving |
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| 12 | + | withthisdisease, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,inVermont,12,800individuals65yearsofageandolderarelivingwithAlzheimer’s,andin2020 |
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| 14 | + | (themostrecentcalculationofthisstatistic),9.9percentoftheState’sresidentsinthisagecohortwereits |
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| 15 | + | victims, and |
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| 16 | + | Whereas,in2022,Alzheimer’swasthecauseofdeathfor329Vermonters,makingthediseasethefourth- |
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| 17 | + | leadingcauseofdeathintheStateandrepresentinga145.5percentincreaseduringtheyears2000–2022, and |
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| 18 | + | Whereas,theimpactofAlzheimer’sinVermontisnotlimitedtothosewhoarelivingwiththedisease,as |
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| 19 | + | approximately20,000Vermontersarededicating29millionhourstoindividuals’Alzheimer’scare,a |
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| 20 | + | commitmentcurrentlyvaluedat$773million,and61.5percentofthecaregivershavechronichealth |
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| 21 | + | conditions,35.4percentaresufferingwithdepression,and10.7percentareinpoorphysicalhealth, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,theprojectedMedicaidcostassociatedwithAlzheimer’scareinVermontfor2025is$158 |
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| 23 | + | million, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,today,April10,2025,familymembers,caregivers,andmedicalprofessionalsaregatheredatthe |
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| 25 | + | StateHousetoinformtheGeneralAssemblyofthefinancial,personal,andsocietalimplicationsofAlzheimer’s |
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| 26 | + | diseaseinVermont,nowthereforebeit |
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