Dementia Awareness Week 2014 - Don't bottle it up

Dementia Awareness Week 2014, will run from 18 - 24 May.

If you're worried that you, or someone close to you, may have dementia, it can be difficult to talk about. You may feel scared, confused or even ashamed. You may also be hoping that the problem will go away so you don't have to deal with it.

That's why this Dementia Awareness Week is all about opening up. We want anyone who's concerned about dementia to stop bottling it up and to talk to Alzheimer's Society.

Throughout the week there will be national and regional press coverage, awareness-raising and fundraising events across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and a national advertising campaign.

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4 No-Nonsense Solutions to the Looming Dementia Crisis

The dementia tsunami is coming, fast. We all know it, and it will affect every single one of us, either directly or through our loved ones. That we are not prepared for such an onslaught is an understatement. Dementia is an expensive disease, and if we do the maths, we can see that our current health care system and long-term care infrastructure cannot hold up to what is to come.

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