OVERVIEW
Over 5.8 million Americans live with dementia and this number is only expected to increase. Providing essential care to these Americans are 16 million caregivers (typically family members) who sacrifice their time and energy and even their health to provide over 18.5 billion hours of unpaid care each year. Caregivers are critical to the nation’s dementia care system, as they have the potential to slow the decline of their loved ones with dementia. However, this does not come without a cost. Caregivers are more likely to have poorer quality of life and more markers of poor health than non-caregivers. For these reasons, the Virginia Alzheimer’s Disease Center is committed to improving outcomes and disorder trajectories for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
Research Data
Learn about the research personnel at the University of Virginia and what we do.
UVA Research News
More than 6 million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. There is no cure, so is it worth getting tested? And what does that involve?
Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have developed a tool to monitor communications within the brain in a way never before possible...
VADC Research Registry
Are you interested in learning about research opportunities that would be appropriate for you? Are you a person with memory problems, a caregiver of someone with memory problems, or an interested healthy adult?
