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According to a report DEMENTIA ACROSS AUSTRALIA: 2011-2050 prepared for Alzheimer’s Australia by Deloitte Access Economics, the prevalence of diagnosed cases of dementia are continuing to rise with NSW projected to have the greatest number of people with dementia now and in the future.
This report states; NSW has 91,308 people with dementia in 2011, projected to increase to 303,673 people by 2050.
In NSW North Coast federal electorates the estimates for 2011 are:
Lyne 2,502 persons - with numbers expected to exceed 3,000 by 2015 and reach 9,004 by 2050
Cowper 2,448 persons - with numbers expected to exceed 3,000 by 2016 and reach 8,930 by 2050
Richmond 2,441 persons - with numbers expected to exceed 3,000 by 2016 and reach 8,808 by 2050
Page 2,362 persons - with numbers expected to exceed 3,000 by 2015 and reach 5,586 by 2050
What these figures indicate is that North Coast communities need to lobby hard and lobby early if they are to see adequate supported accommodation and community health services are in place for the most vulnerable of our retirees and frail aged - because the call for funding dollars across Australia will become increasingly urgent.
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