Alzheimer’s, the most-common form of dementia, is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S. The number of people with the disease is expected to double within 20 years as the world’s population ages, with as many as 65.7 million in 2030 and 115 million by 2050, the World Health Organization said last year. There is no cure, only therapies to address symptoms. 04 August 2013 (Sunday Post) The lack of training in dealing with resident sex is widespread, said Andrew Rosenzweig, a geriatric psychiatrist who works with dozens of elderly care facilities. (A woman, suffering from Alzheimer’s desease, walks in a corridor on March 18, 2011 in a retirement house in Angervilliers, eastern France. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN BOZON (Photo credit should read SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: POS2012102515453381) ORG XMIT: POS1210251546473662 For Douglas Quan (Postmedia News) Inquest series DAY FOUR: SENIORS
