WISCONSIN — New data from the Alzheimer's Association this week showed nearly 111,000 Wisconsinites are currently living with Alzheimer's and another 200,000 or so are working as unpaid family caregivers. Things aren't expected to turn around any time soon.

"Those numbers are growing, as you might expect," said Dave Grams, executive director of the Wisconsin chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. "Our aging population — there are a lot of baby boomers reaching that 65+ level — so those numbers are expected to nearly double by the time we get to 2050."

While the forecast spike in people living with Alzheimer's is daunting, Grams said there are reasons for hope, too.

"There were two disease-modifying treatments that were approved by the FDA, and they're proven to slow down the spread of Alzheimer's disease," Grams said. "It's a first step. There's a long journey yet ahead to continue to improve them and stop it altogether —but again, this is really a moment that's decades in the making."

Watch the full interview above.