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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, Someone develops Alzheimer's disease every 66
3seconds; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is on the rise with 5.4
5million Americans currently living with the disease and an
6estimated 16 million Americans projected to be diagnosed with
7the disease by 2050; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Currently, 220,000 people in Illinois live with
9the disease; there will be 260,000 in just nine years; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease will cost Illinois $1.53
11billion in Medicaid funding in 2016; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is the sixth leading cause of
13death, more than breast and prostate cancer combined, and an
14unrelenting, progressive condition that destroys brain cells;
15currently, no cure or even a way to slow the progression of the
16disease exists; Alzheimer's places significant financial
17burdens on families and businesses, with businesses losing
18billions a year in lost productivity and replacement expenses
19for employees who miss work or quit to care for a relative; and
 
20    WHEREAS, In Illinois in 2015, there were 590,000 Illinois

 

 

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1family members and friends who provided over 671 million hours
2of unpaid care, valued at $8.22 billion, to their loved ones
3with Alzheimer's and other dementia; and
 
4    WHEREAS, The impact of Alzheimer's and other dementia on
5Illinois families, the health care system, and society as a
6whole is of great importance; the need for home and
7community-based services for those with Alzheimer's is on the
8rise and caregiver stress is at an all-time high; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Alzheimer's disease is a looming public health
10crisis and we call upon all policy makers to join in the
11efforts to raise awareness and to serve the hundreds of
12thousands of persons with Alzheimer's and other dementia in
13Illinois, their families, and caregivers; and
 
14    WHEREAS, On April 14, 2016, Alzheimer's advocates will
15speak up for the needs and rights of people with Alzheimer's
16and their families and ask the Illinois legislature to make
17Alzheimer's disease a priority public health issue in the State
18of Illinois; therefore, be it
 
19    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
20NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
21proclaim April 14, 2016 as the Annual Alzheimer's Association
22Advocacy Day in the State of Illinois.