Nearly half of all caregivers who provide help to older adults do so for someone with Alzheimer’s or another dementia. In 2020, more than 11 million caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s or other dementias provided an estimated 15.3 billion hours of unpaid care, a contribution to the nation valued at $257 billion.

Congress must pass the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Act (S.56, H.R. 1474), which would provide grants to organizations to expand training and support services for families and unpaid caregivers of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia.