Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation naming May as Older Texans Month. From the official proclamation: “There are more than 3.6 million Texans over the age of 65, and these people create the strong and prosperous foundation upon which our state is built.” Sadly, of those 3.6 million Texans over the age of 65, around 400,000 are living with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, with a Medicaid cost of over $3 billion. Alzheimer’s disease is a type of dementia that caus ...
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