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Number of Australians living with dementia will triple in 30 years

Dr Ron Petersen, speaking at the National Press Club, Canberra

Dr Ron Petersen, speaking at the National Press Club, Canberra Source: AAP

The Ambassador for Alzheimer's Australia, Ita Buttrose, says many pensioners who have Alzheimer's disease are, in her words, "pretty well stuffed" -- in other words, in a dire situation.


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By Marida Chheang

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The Ambassador for Alzheimer's Australia, Ita Buttrose, says many pensioners who have Alzheimer's disease are, in her words, "pretty well stuffed" -- in other words, in a dire situation.


Alzheimer's Australia estimates that by 2060, the cost of dementia associated diseases, like Alzheimer's, will cost 83 billion dollars and will represent around 11 per cent of health and residential aged care sector spending.

 


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