Experts in Alzheimer’s have detailed 10 tell-tale signs of dementia people should be looking out for. More than 10,000 people are living across Nottinghamshire with dementia, but it’s feared tens of thousands of people are living with undiagnosed dementia across the country.
Over Dementia Action Week (May 16-22), Alzheimer's advisors were sharing the key indicators of possible dementia as shocking figures emerge about the scale of the condition, reports Manchester Evening News. Alzheimer’s Society research shows 900,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia, and dementia deaths are rising year on year, with 225,000 expected to develop dementia this year - that’s one person every three minutes.
Gill Lloyd, a dementia advisor for Alzheimer’s Society in the Greater Manchester area, said: “Every three minutes in the UK someone develops dementia, but right now diagnosis rates are at a five-year low due to the pandemic. We know some people can be put off seeking a diagnosis for a number of reasons such as thinking memory loss is a normal part of ageing, they don’t recognise the signs, or are just too afraid."
