Understanding dementia - Alzheimer Society of Canada 2017-2018 Impact Report

Our vision:

A world without Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

To alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias and to provide research.

Summarized by the acronym CARE, our values are collaboration, accountability, respect and excellence in everything that we do.

Of those living with dementia aged 65 +

65%

are women

$359

million

Cost to bring a dementia-treating drug from lab to market

1 in 5

Canadians have experience caring for someone living with a form of dementia

87%

of caregivers wish that more people understood the realities of caring for someone with dementia

1 in 4

Canadians admit they would feel ashamed or embarrassed if that they had dementia

56%

of Canadians are concerned about being affected by Alzheimer’s disease

Of greatest concern is their fear of being a burden to others, and of losing their independence and the inability to recognize family and friends

More than

$53

million

invested to date in research through the Alzheimer Society Research Program

25,000

Canadians participated in the 2017 Walk for Alzheimer’s to support those affected by dementia