That's the basis for the government's first national Alzheimer's plan.
The goal is to combine research aimed at fighting the mind-destroying disease with some of the help that caregivers need to stay afloat.
A committee has started advising the government on what the plan should include and says it's a unique opportunity to have an impact on the disease.
An estimated 5.4-million Americans already have Alzheimer's or similar dementias.
