Estimating the national costs of Alzheimer's and related dementias
The United States Cost of Dementia Model: Quantifying Current and Future Impacts of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
Creating a national model to measure how much Alzheimer's and related dementias cost patients, families, and society each year.
Quick facts
| Grant type | U01 cooperative agreement |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Southern California NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Los Angeles, UNITED STATES) |
| Project ID | NIH-11319737 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
This project will build a national model that estimates the annual, societal costs of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias across medical care, long-term services, and unpaid caregiving. It will combine multiple U.S. data sources to capture indirect costs like lost work, future income and wealth losses, caregiver health and quality-of-life impacts, and costs from financial abuse and participation in trials. The team will produce reproducible, annual cost estimates and create infrastructure to expand national research capacity related to dementia costs. Results are intended to help policymakers, payers, and service providers plan supports for people living with dementia and their caregivers.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias and their unpaid caregivers (age 21+) are the populations whose experiences and data this project focuses on and who could be represented in the model.
Not a fit: This modeling project is not a treatment trial, so participants should not expect direct clinical benefits or new medical therapies from taking part.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the project could help direct resources and policies to better support people living with dementia and their unpaid caregivers by revealing the true economic burden.
How similar studies have performed: Earlier studies have estimated dementia costs but often omitted key components like full caregiver impacts, so this effort expands and formalizes those approaches to give a more complete national picture.
Where this research is happening
Los Angeles, UNITED STATES
- University of Southern California — Los Angeles, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Zissimopoulos, Julie M — University of Southern California
- Study coordinator: Zissimopoulos, Julie M
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.