According to the national Alzheimer’s Association, in 2013, 15.5 million family and friends provided 17.7 billion hours of unpaid care to those with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Also, Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers had $9.3 billion in additional health care costs of their own in the same year. 

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