Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults : A Guide to the Use and Development of Community-Based Programs

Approximately 10 million of the 78 million baby boomers who were alive in 2008 can expect to develop Alzheimer's disease. The direct costs to Medicare and Medicaid for care of people with Alzheimer's disease amount to more than $148 billion annually (from Alzheimer's Association, 2008 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures).