What is dementia?
The word ‘dementia’ describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with, but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life.
A person with dementia may also experience changes in their mood or behaviour. Dementia is caused when the brain is damaged by diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia, but not the only one. The specific symptoms that someone with dementia experiences will depend on the parts of the brain that are damaged and the disease that is causing the dementia.
Dementia Action Week 2021
Dementia Action Week is a national event that encourages people to take action to improve the lives of people affected by dementia.
One in three of us born in the UK today will go on to develop dementia in our lifetime, and there will be one million people living with dementia by 2025 making dementia care one of the greatest challenges facing our society. We all have a role to play in making the UK a dementia-friendly place to live and that’s what Dementia Action Week is all about.
To find out more about Dementia Action Week and how you can get involved, click here to visit the Alzheimer’s Society website.
Dementia Support
Click here find out about local and National support available if you’re dealing with a diagnosis, worried about your memory or the memory of a loved one, or if you are a carer for a person with dementia.
