How to identify
One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime. Know the symptoms.
Always forgetting the whereabouts of everyday objects such as their house keys.
Being unable to retrace their steps.
Being unable to remember familiar relationships, names and faces.
Feeling restless and agitated.
Walking aimlessly and leaving the house in the middle of the night.
Sudden and dramatic mood changes.
Becoming verbally and physically aggressive.
Disorientation in familiar surroundings.
Believing that they live in the past.
Unable to manage finances.
Struggling to remember and distinguish the differences between coins when paying.
Decreased spatial awareness.
Walking or moving becomes difficult and slow.
Dementia is not the end.
It is possible to live well with dementia.
