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Home News Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization back to News

Much of the cost of dementia care in aging Native American adults is due to hospitalization

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Written by The Conversation on March 31, 2022

The total treatment costs for American Indian and Alaska Native older adults with dementia are US$2,943 higher than for those without dementia because of higher hospitalization costs, according to our new study published recently in the journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia.