Wednesday 6 June 2012

People offer attitudes on Alzheimer's

CHARITIES in Wiltshire are joining forces in a major survey of people’s attitudes towards dementia.

Alzheimer’s Support is asking people how they might react to symptoms of memory loss in their own families and what they think can be done to improve the quality of life for people with dementia.

The survey, aimed at over-65s, is part of a Comic Relief-funded project to find out why so few people in the county with dementia have a diagnosis.

Currently, just 33 per cent of those with the condition are officially diagnosed.

Full Article on Wiltshire Times

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