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Alzheimer's Disease

(Data are for U.S. for year indicated)

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Hospice care

Number of current patients with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 7,900

Percent of current patients with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 7.5

Source: 2000 National Home and Hospice Care Survey, Table 12

Nursing home care

Number of residents with Alzheimer's: 231,900

Percent of residents with Alzheimer's: 14

Average length of stay for discharges with Alzheimer's as primary diagnosis: 620 days

Source: National Nursing Home Survey: 1999 Summary, Tables 27, 58

Mortality

Number of deaths: 71,599

Deaths per 100,000 population: 24.2

Cause of death rank: 7

Source: Deaths: Final Data for 2005, Tables 10, 11 and C

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National Nursing Home Survey

Mortality Data

National Institute on Aging

Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral Center

 

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