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Keira Jenkins

Barriers hinder Indigenous dementia support on Country

Authorities are being urged to better support growing numbers of Indigenous people with dementia. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at higher risk of developing dementia, but many are not receiving a diagnosis, with experts urging better supports.

About 2500 Indigenous people are living with diagnosed dementia across Australia, and that number is projected to be 4.5 to 5.5 times higher by 2051, according to the ARC Centre for Excellence in Population Ageing Research. 

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