Archive – Alzheimers ‘tsunami’ among Latinos raises concerns over costs, caregiving

3/18/17 The number of Latinos with Alzheimer’s in the U.S. is expected to rise by more than eight times by 2060, to 3.5 million, according to a report by the University of Southern California’s Institute on Aging and the Latinos Against Alzheimer’s network.
That tidal wave of Alzheimer’s cases is prompting some tough conversations in Latino families, which often pride themselves on caring for elders at home, rather than placing them in nursing homes.