Alzheimer’s disease is a growing public health crisis in Nevada. The impact of Alzheimer’s is projected to rise, and the most recent data show:

  • 49,000 people aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s in Nevada.
  • 10.4% of people aged 45 and older have subjective cognitive decline.
  • 84,000 family caregivers bear the burden of the disease in Nevada.
  • 141 million hours of unpaid care provided by Alzheimer’s caregivers.
  • $2.6 billion is the value of the unpaid care.
  • $203 million is the cost of Alzheimer’s to the state Medicaid program.

These numbers show that a public health approach is necessary to lessen the burden and enhance the quality of life for those living with cognitive impairment and their families.

Learn more about Nevada: Alzheimer’s Statistics (PDF), Cognitive Decline (PDF), Dementia Caregiving (PDF), Risk Factors (PDF), County-Level Alzheimer's Prevalence (PDF)

Tribes in your state

Use the HBI Road Map for Indian Country to start conversations with tribal leaders on public health actions that can be taken to support brain health and caregivers. Find tribal leaders and federally recognized tribes in your state: Tribal Leaders Directory.

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In Nevada, the Southern Nevada Health District— with the regional chapter of the National Black Nurses Association — educated African Americans about Alzheimer’s, dementia and cognitive health issues.In September 2020, the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services received a Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Program Award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

State plan overview

The Nevada state legislature passed Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 10 in 2011, creating the Legislative Committee on Health Care’s Task Force to Develop a State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease. The Committee included a state Senator as chair and medical experts, advocates and other key stakeholders. After soliciting public feedback, the State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease was published in January 2013. The Task Force on Alzheimer’s Disease (TFAD) was created within the Department of Health and Human Services with the passage of Assembly Bill 80 in the 2013 Legislative Session. The Task Force is responsible for implementing the State Plan.

Resources for action

State and local public health agencies around the country are taking action against Alzheimer’s by implementing the Healthy Brain Initiative: State and Local Road Map for Public Health, 2023–2027. Public health practitioners can learn by example and find resources to help guide their response below.  
 
Nevada Implementation
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Risk Factors + Risk Reduction

Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Subjective Cognitive Decline in Nevada

BRFSS + Cognitive Decline

Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2020)
Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Subjective Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2019)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infographic: Subjective Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2019)
Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2015)
Alzheimer's Association Infographic: Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2015)
Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2013)
Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Cognitive Decline in Nevada (2012)

BRFSS + Caregivers

Alzheimer's Association Fact Sheet: Dementia Caregiving in Nevada (2016)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infographic: Caregiving in Nevada (2016)

Care and Advance Planning

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Infographic: Subjective Cognitive Decline in Nevada