Alzheimer’s plans fail patients: experts ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT: While all cities and counties have heeded the health ministry’s call for action, only seven have consulted with people affected, they said By Lo Chi and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer Local governments should collect feedback from people with dementia and their family members to improve their recently instated action plans, as many of them would fail to adequately meet real needs, the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Disease Association said on Friday. The association estimates that more than 290,000 people in Taiwan have dementia, although with the nation’s rapidly aging population, that number is expected to surpass 900,000 by 2065, with one case diagnosed every 40 minutes on average.