What would it take to prevent Alzheimer’s before it becomes obvious?

In this third and final episode of our series on women’s brain health and Alzheimer’s disease, Noah Volz looks at the system Southern Oregon would need to build if it took prevention seriously.

The numbers are sobering. The lifetime cost of dementia care is estimated at more than $400,000 per person, and much of that burden falls on families through unpaid caregiving and out-of-pocket costs. Oregon already has tens of thousands of people living with Alzheimer’s, and the impact will continue to grow across families, employers, Medicaid, and local healthcare systems.

But this episode is not just about the crisis. It is about what Southern Oregon could build next.

You’ll hear five concrete asks for the region:

• A dedicated Alzheimer’s prevention cl ...