November is Alzheimer's Awareness Month

Dementia is the single largest cause of long-term care dependency

November is National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month.

Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, but it isn't the only one. Lewy body, vascular, frontotemporal and mixed dementia each start and progress differently, and together they are the single largest cause of long-term care dependency in the United States.

Part 1 of The Dependency Series explains the types of dementia, early signs, the new blood tests, what Medicare does and doesn't pay for, and why legal planning can't wait.

Read the full page on The Dependency Series