General Article Are you worried about dementia?

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Nearly two thirds of UK adults are worried about dementia, according to our poll commissioned jointly by Alzheimer’s Society and Saga Homecare, published this week to coincide with Dementia Awareness Week™.

  • 63% of UK adults say they are worried about dementia in some way (while 24% said they weren’t worried).
  • 61% are worried about either themselves or someone they know developing dementia in later life.
  • Yet despite their fears, and only 21% thinking they have a good knowledge of dementia...

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