Alzheimer Disease

Data are for the U.S.

Percent of long-term care services users diagnosed with Alzheimer disease or other dementias
  • Percent of adult day services center participants: 34.1% (2022)

Source: 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study Data Dictionary for Adult Day Services Center Participant (Services User) Public Use File, Row 56, Variable “ALZ”

  • Percent of residential care community residents: 43.8% (2022)

Source: 2022 National Post-acute and Long-term Care Study Data Dictionary for Residential Care Community Resident (Services User) Public Use File, Row 25, Variable “ALZ”

  • Percent of home health agency patients: 35.6% (2020)
  • Percent of hospice patients: 45.2% (2020)
  • Percent of nursing home residents : 45.6% (2020)
  • Percent of inpatient rehabilitation facility patients: 36.7% (2020)
  • Percent of long-term care hospital patients: 45.3% (2020)

Source: Biennial Overview of Post-acute and Long-term Care in the United States, Table 4

Mortality
  • Number of deaths: 120,122
  • Deaths per 100,000 population: 36.0
  • Cause of death rank: 7

Source: National Vital Statistics System – Mortality Data (2022) via CDC WONDER