The Dementia Crisis Is Here: Why New York’s Response Matters, and What Rockland Is Getting Right

There is a health crisis unfolding in New York that touches nearly every family, yet rarely dominates the headlines. More than 426,500 New Yorkers aged 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and New York ranks second in the nation for projected prevalence. Nationally, more than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s, a number expected to reach nearly 13 million by 2050.

Behind every one of those numbers is a family navigating one of the hardest chapters of their lives.