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Big Financial Costs a Part of Alzheimer's Toll on Families

Big Financial Costs a Part of Alzheimer's Toll on Families
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March 30, 2016
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Big Financial Costs a Part of Alzheimer's Toll on Families

First, Alzheimer's takes a person's memory. Then it takes their family's money. That's the central finding of a report published Wednesday by the Alzheimer's Association on the financial burden friends and families bear when they care for someone with dementia.

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