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ADRD is a rapidly growing public health concern that disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic older adults, as they are about twice and 1.5 times as likely, respectively, to be diagnosed with ADRD than older non-Hispanic White Americans. The CDC estimates that by 2060, ADRD cases among Black and Hispanic Americans will increase seven and four times, respectively, over today’s estimates. Socioeconomically disadvantaged Black and Hispanic older adults are not only at substantially greater risk of incident ADRD but are also at risk of higher adverse health events such as emergency visits, potentially preventable hospitalizations, and 30-day hospital readmission than their White counterparts. Reducing disparities in access to services that may help older adults with ADRD to stay in the community safely is a salient health policy priority.