One in 14 people over the age of 65 will develop a form of dementia in the UK
(Picture: Peter Byrne/PA)Alzheimer’s is a brain disease that slowly destroys a person’s memory and reasoning skills over time, eventually hindering their ability to carry out simple tasks and negatively affecting their day-to-day lives.
It is estimated around one in three people born in the UK today will develop some form of dementia in their lifetime, with around 944,000 people currently living with the disease, according to Alzheimer’s Research UK.
