United States Needs 10,000 More Geriatricians By 2050

By 2050, the United States will need 10,000 more (nearly 200% more) geriatricians to care for just 10% of people aged 65 and older with dementia. In 2021, there were 5,170 geriatricians practicing in the U.S. By 2050, to serve just 10% of those with Alzheimer's dementia, 15,417 total geriatricians will be needed. To serve the 30% of seniors who will need broader geriatric care, 46,252 geriatricians (nine times the current number of geriatricians) will be needed. By 2050, an estimated 12.7 million Americans will have Alzheimer's dementia.

These shortages will affect . . .