Dementia Friends

The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative is a national initiative aimed at changing the way people think about dementia.

The word 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with, but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. A person with dementia may also experience changes in their mood or behaviour. 

It is true that more people over 65 have dementia but it is not exclusively an older person's disease; younger people get dementia too.

Millions of people across the UK are affected in some way by dementia, but stigma and lack of understanding means that many people with the condition experience social exclusion and loneliness.

Creating more Dementia Friendly communities and businesses will mean that people affected by dementia will feel included and understood.

The Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Friends initiative is a national initiative aimed at changing the way people think about dementia.

The word 'dementia' describes a set of symptoms that may include memory loss and difficulties with thinking, problem-solving or language. These changes are often small to start with, but for someone with dementia they have become severe enough to affect daily life. A person with dementia may also experience changes in their mood or behaviour. 

It is true that more people over 65 have dementia but it is not exclusively an older person's disease; younger people get dementia too.

Millions of people across the UK are affected in some way by dementia, but stigma and lack of understanding means that many people with the condition experience social exclusion and loneliness.

Creating more Dementia Friendly communities and businesses will mean that people affected by dementia will feel included and understood.