California Alzheimer’s Statistics from the Alzheimer’s Association®

The Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report released by the Alzheimer’s Association® contains data on the impact of this disease in every state across the nation. Below are Alzheimer’s Disease facts, figures, and statistics for the state of California.

The number of people ages 65 and older with Alzheimer’s by age

Year	65-74	75-84	85+	Total
2020	110,000	290,000	290,000	690,000
2025	120,000	380,000	330,000	840,000

*Totals may not add due to rounding

Quick Facts

16,627 deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease (2018)
Deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease has increased 276.3% since 2000.
Alzheimer’s Disease is the 3rd leading cause of death in California.
As of 2019, there were 590 Geriatricians in California. A 184% increase is needed to meet Alzheimer’s population needs in 2050.
Number of caregivers (2019): 1,624,000
Total hours of unpaid care (2019): 1,849,000,000
Total value of unpaid care(2019) : $24,245,000,000
The number of emergency department visits per 1,000 people with dementia (2017): 1,498
Dementia patient hospital readmission rate (2017): 23.1%
20% of people in hospice have a primary diagnosis of dementia (2017).
The # of people in hospice with a primary diagnosis of dementia (2017): 30,045
$32, 940 per capita Medicare spending on people with dementia (2019).

For more resources & information, visit https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures & https://www.alz.org/getmedia/e2141cc7-e1b5-4369-b509-f4da3d5b2484/california-alzheimers-facts-figures.

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Carol has worked in the healthcare field for more than forty years. As a Certified Nursing Assistant, she worked for El Camino Hospital in the cardiac unit, Los Gatos Community Hospital, The Women’s Cancer Center in Los Gatos and several home health and hospice agencies. Carol founded Family Matters in 2002 to fill a deficit she witnessed in high-quality, in-home services and care.