Alzheimer’s disease is no longer a distant threat affecting only a small segment of the population. It is a growing national crisis that touches nearly every American family in some way.

An estimated 7.4 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s today. Without significant medical breakthroughs, that number could reach nearly 14 million by 2060. Alzheimer’s ranked as the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States in 2024, and the disease still has no cure.