The United States is experiencing a significant demographic shift with projections indicating that, by 2034, the older adult population (65 and older) will surpass the population under 18. This shift is expected to result in 80 million...

On behalf of the Milken Institute Alliance to Improve Dementia Care, we thank you and your colleagues for addressing the growing public health crisis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) through the reintroduction of the...

Thank you for your dedication to studying the early implementation of California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA) to ensure progress on its important goals.

This report covers the challenges that the US health-care system is facing as it prepares to meet the growing demand for care among individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD). It suggests that implementing care...

Q & A with Matthew Baumgart Vice President of Health Policy, Alzheimer’s Association Shifting Focus: The Value of Investing in Dementia Treatment, Care, and Support 1. We are seeing record investment in developing therapeutics to slow...

To address the impact that the COVID-19 virus is having on people living with dementia and their caregivers, this brief analyzes recent policy and funding updates and puts forward the following actionable recommendations to build a COVID-19...

The 2022 update on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) highlights that: The treatment prevalence and related costs have significantly increased in the past 10 years → + 31 percent since 2012 to $2.43 million. The latest...

Over the last two-plus years, the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging has explored the financial and care-delivery gaps in the long-term care market, specifically the barriers to affordable care for middle-income households and...

On average, people with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia live six to ten years after diagnosis. People with vascular dementia and Lewy body dementia live on average five to six years after diagnosis. A great deal can and...

Executive Director's Note Happy New Year! I am delighted to announce that I have been named executive director of the Center for the Future of Aging. We are grateful to Paul Irving, founding chairman of the Center, for his leading efforts...