Study: Veterans with unstable housing 53 percent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, dementia

McKnight's December 6, 2023
Kristen Fischer

A new study correlates housing instability with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia risk, focusing on a population of United States veterans.

The report was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society Tuesday. In it, researchers detail their main finding: Veterans with housing instability were 53% more likely to receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia (ADRD) compared to people with stable housing.

Researchers followed 44,194 veterans who were experiencing homelessness or housing instability and matched them with the same amount of people who weren’t. The team followed data on the people from 2011 to 2019. None of the participants had Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia before the study began in 2011. Midway through the study...

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