Alzheimer’s disease is a common form of dementia which affects many people world-wide.
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Frequently asked questions HERE
- There are currently 800,000 people with dementia in the UK.
- There are over 17,000 younger people with dementia in the UK.
- There are over 11,500 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups in the UK.
- There will be over a million people with dementia by 2021.
- Two thirds of people with dementia are women.
- The proportion of people with dementia doubles for every 5 year age group.
- One third of people over 95 have dementia.
- 60,000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia.
- Delaying the onset of dementia by 5 years would reduce deaths directly attributable to dementia by 30,000 a year.
- The financial cost of dementia to the UK is over £23 billion in 2012.
- Family carers of people with dementia save the UK over £8 billion a year.
- 64% of people living in care homes have a form of dementia.
- Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community while one third live in a care home.
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Alzheimer’s Awareness Week 2012
Youtube page with lots of helpful videos about this condition, how to recognise it and the responsibility of being a carer.
Caring for someone with dementia
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Recommended reading - remarkable and funny!
I met the author not so long ago and her story is
unforgettable, tender and full of hope for all carers.
Perhaps you can reach out a hand to someone today?
It will mean a lot - to both of you.
