Wednesday, July 8 - Advocating for memory care

As the U.S. population ages, the number of people with dementia is expected to climb in the coming decades. More than 120,000 Missourians live with Alzheimer’s disease, while even more provide unpaid care. As the Midwest Newsroom’s Luke Nozicka reports, a Missouri couple is working to persuade lawmakers their support is critical to early detection and intervention.