Vermont HCR 70: House concurrent resolution honoring Dr. Dennis LeBlanc for his four decades of outstanding dental service in Derby

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2025

VT LEG #382503 v.1
No. R-90. House concurrent resolution designating April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer’s
Awareness Day at the State House.
(H.C.R.70)
Offered by All Members of the House
Whereas, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke,
Alzheimer’s disease is a “progressive neurogenerative disease that occurs when nerve
cells in the brain die,” and it can result in “[i]mpaired memory, thinking and
behavior,” and
Whereas, most experts calculate that nearly seven million Americans 65 years of age
and older are living with this disease, and
Whereas, in Vermont, 12,800 individuals 65 years of age and older are living with
Alzheimer’s, and in 2020 (the most recent calculation of this statistic), 9.9 percent of the
State’s residents in this age cohort were its victims, and
Whereas, in 2022, Alzheimer’s was the cause of death for 329 Vermonters, making
the disease the fourth-leading cause of death in the State and representing a 145.5 percent
increase during the years 2000–2022, and
Whereas, the impact of Alzheimer’s in Vermont is not limited to those who are living
with the disease, as approximately 20,000 Vermonters are dedicating 29 million hours to
individuals’ Alzheimer’s care, a commitment currently valued at $773 million, and 61.5
percent of the caregivers have chronic health conditions, 35.4 percent are suffering with
depression, and 10.7 percent are in poor physical health, and
Whereas, the projected Medicaid cost associated with Alzheimer’s care in Vermont
for 2025 is $158 million, and
Whereas, today, April 10, 2025, family members, caregivers, and medical
professionals are gathered at the State House to inform the General Assembly of the
financial, personal, and societal implications of Alzheimer’s disease in Vermont, now
therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly designates April 10, 2025 as Alzheimer’s Awareness Day
at the State House, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
the Alzheimer’s Association, Vermont Chapter.