The Virginia Memory Project

The first expansive web-based brain health registry in the Commonwealth.

The Virginia Memory Project is a responsive dementia registry that can help anyone onto a pathway for care.  It is dynamically integrated into a continuum of programs, and enrolling in the registry can provide connections to training for providers and referral to education and support for family caregivers and those interested in brain health.

How the VMP Works

In Virginia, all insurance claims go into a database called the Virginia All Payer Claims Database. VMP automatically extracts all (de-identified) diagnoses of dementia and drugs prescribed for dementia along with basic demographics, like ZIP code and analyzes this information for public health programming. The more people of all types who enroll, the better the data. This self-enroll feature is building a comprehensive look at memory health and caregiving in Virginia. Take a quick survey to enroll in the VMP.

How can the VMP help me?

Alzheimer's and Related Diseases in Virginia - Some Statistics

  • According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 164,000 people aged 65 and older have Alzheimer’s within the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
  • 11.7% of Adults of the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s Disease
  • As of 2021, there are 346,000 unpaid caregivers providing 670 million hours of care
  • 2025 Virginia Alzheimer’s Statistics (published by the Alzheimer’s Association)

Learn more here.

This survey is supported by the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Family Health Services. #709DN2500453 BB8O.

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