LGBT COMMUNITY
Alzheimer’s Disease
Facts and Figures
MORE THAN
5 MILLION
1 IN 3 SENIORS
DIES WITH
ALZHEIMER’S
OR ANOTHER
AMERICANS ARE LIVING
WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
DEMENTIA
SAN FRANCISCO IS HOME TO
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IS THE
6TH LEADING
CAUSE OF
25,000
DEATH
IN THE UNITED STATES
LGBT MIDDLE-AGE AND OLDER
ADULTS SERVE AS CAREGIVERS AT A
HIGHER RATE THAN THE
GENERAL POPULATION
22 PERCENT
COMPARED TO
13 PERCENT.
50%
COGNITIVE
LGBT SENIORS AT RISK FOR ISOLATION AND
LACK OF SUPPORT AND RESOURCES
60%
63%
3-4X
LGBT
SENIORS
OF INDIVIDUALS
WITH HIV
EXPERIENCE
OF LGBT OLDER ADULTS IN SAN
FRANCISCO LIVE ALONE
IMPAIRMENT
IN 2016, ALZHEIMER’S AND OTHER
DEMENTIAS WILL COST THE NATION
ARE NEITHER
PARTNERED OR
MARRIED
LESS LIKELY TO
HAVE CHILDREN TO
SUPPORT THEM
THE SAN FRANCISCO
LGBT DEMENTIA CARE PROJECT
$236 BILLION
LGBT
SENIORS
ARE
5X
LESS LIKELY TO ACCESS
HEALTH AND SOCIAL
SERVICES DUE TO FEAR
OF DISCRIMINATION OR
INADEQUATE TREATMENT