By the time you finish reading this article you will be wondering — why aren’t we doing this, why isn’t my state offering this program?…. By Bob DeMarco Alzheimer’s Reading Room This article was prompted by Carol Wright as she wonders why Alzheimer’s caregivers don’t receive more financial assistance. Why not declare a war on Alzheimer’s terrorism? Seems like a good idea to me. The best part is it wouldn’t be hard to measure the tangible benefits. What would be more desirable: a war in Irar, a war in Afganistan, or a war on Alzheimer’s disease? How would we fight the war on Alzheimer’s terrorism? By paying each Alzheimer’s caregiver that keeps the Alzheimer’s patient at home and cares for them at home — one dollar an hour. That’s twenty four bucks a day. Think of it as paid army of Alzheimer’s caregivers. Some of you might think this is a nutty idea. Others might say, we can’t afford it. There are always people who make conclusions without bothering to look at the evidence. The cost of this program would be roughly equal to what it was costing to fight the war in Iraq for a month. So far we spent about $739,960,439,800 in Iraq. You could also compare it to the $300 billion dollar stimulus package. Maybe you received $300 or $600. The cost of my plan to Federal, state and local government — about $8.5 billion a year.

Original Source of The Cost of the War on Alzheimer’s Terrorism — $24 a Day