This Sunday sees the start of Dementia Awareness Week 2014.  We have produced the graphic above to help promote the week and raise awareness of the issues surrounding dementia.  

It would be really great if you could like and share this with family and friends. To find out more about the week check out the website which will give you loads of ideas for great awareness raising events.

On their website Alzheimer’s Society have a great introduction to dementia in their media section which we reproduce here.  The term “describes different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function. These conditions are all usually progressive and eventually severe.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting 62 per cent of those diagnosed. Other types of dementia include; vascular dementia affecting 17 per cent of those diagnosed, mixed dementia affecting 10 per cent of those diagnosed.
Symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding. Dementia is a terminal condition.”