{"id":1275,"date":"2016-11-17T19:25:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/guardianpharmacy.net\/florida\/?p=1275"},"modified":"2016-11-17T19:25:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-17T19:25:06","slug":"national-alzheimers-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardianpharmacy.com\/florida-tampa\/2016\/11\/17\/national-alzheimers-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Alzheimer&#8217;s Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>November 17, 2016<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/guardianpharmacy.net\/florida\/files\/2016\/11\/130.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1280\" alt=\"130\" src=\"http:\/\/guardianpharmacy.net\/florida\/files\/2016\/11\/130.png\" width=\"336\" height=\"209\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>November is National Alzheimer\u2019s Awareness Month.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Here are some facts about Alzheimer\u2019s that you may find interesting:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 5.4 million Americans live with Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li>It is the 6th leading cause of death in our country<\/li>\n<li>1 out of 3 Seniors die with Alzheimer&#8217;s or another dementia<\/li>\n<li>It kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer<\/li>\n<li>Every 66 seconds someone in the US gets the disease<\/li>\n<li>In 2015, 15 million caregivers provided 18.1 billion hours of unpaid care, costing $221.3 billion<\/li>\n<li>In 2016 to date, the disease cost $236 billion<\/li>\n<li>It is projected that by 2050, it will cost over $1 trillion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">How does this affect the caregivers\/families?<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Caring for loved ones with dementia usually takes over half of the caregiver\u2019s time<\/li>\n<li>Caregivers work more hours and take on additional duties<\/li>\n<li>They go back to work (if retired) or postpone retirement to be able to afford for the care<\/li>\n<li>They spend well over $5,000 per year to care for dementia patients<\/li>\n<li>Some don\u2019t take any vacations\u2026.some have no nights out\u2026.some go hungry<\/li>\n<li>Their social lives suffer due to the their love, dedication and commitment to their family member(s)<\/li>\n<li>Some suffer in silence, and live with these stresses each and every day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399\"><strong><i>**Facts taken from <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/alz.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><i>alz.org<\/i><\/span><\/a><i> and Department of Elder Affairs approved training curriculum<\/i><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We can all make a change by going back to the basics.\u00a0 Be kind, be patient, live the Golden Rule.\u00a0 Understand that <i>we don\u2019t always know<\/i> what people go through, and <i>we each have a story<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Guardian Pharmacy supports this thought process.\u00a0 Our customers support this thought process.\u00a0 Please join me today in celebrating all those with Alzheimer\u2019s disease, and those special few who choose to take care of them.<\/p>\n<p>A special thank you goes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookdale.com\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Brookdale Senior Living<\/b><\/a> for being the 2016 Top Performer Sponsor Nationally, and donating over <strong>$1,998,786<\/strong> to the Alzheimer\u2019s Association to date.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>November is National Alzheimer\u2019s Awareness Month.  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