A new Alzheimer’s Society survey found 35% of people with dementia in the North East battled with the condition for more than two years after first noticing symptoms, before getting a diagnosis.
The survey of more than 1,000 people with dementia and carers, released today to mark the start of Dementia Action Week (May 16-22), also showed a further 25% of respondents in the area waited between one and two years.
One of the main reasons for delay according to 41% of respondents in the North East, was that they assumed the symptoms were just part of getting old, preventing them from accessing treatment, care and support sooner.
