17 May 2016
Dementia Awareness Week 15th - 21st May 16
This week is Dementia Awareness Week (#DAW2016) and Incontinence UK and the
Alzheimer’s Society are encouraging anyone who is worried about dementia to confront their concerns and get in touch with the Alzheimer's Society.
Hundreds of thousands of families are touched by dementia every year and many people don't know where to turn. We know dementia can be scary but you don’t have to face it alone.
- Dementia is different brain disorders that trigger a loss of brain function. This is caused when the brain is damaged such as Alzheimer’s disease or a series of strokes. Over 850,000 people in the UK currently have dementia.
- Symptoms of dementia include memory loss, confusion and problems with speech and understanding. These conditions are usually progressive and means the symptoms will gradually get worse.
- Alzheimer's disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting 62% of those diagnosed.
- Other types of dementia include vascular dementia affecting 17% of those diagnosed and mixed dementia affecting 10% of those diagnosed.
taking place this week in communities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Visit the following page and click on the map to find a Dementia Awareness Week event near you.
Or why not organise your own fundraising event or run a Dementia Friends Session?
Incontinence UK would like to make the lives of any of our customers suffering with as easy as possible. Especially as many people with dementia suffer difficulties with using the toilet and accidents and incontinence can be problems particularly as the condition progresses. These problems can be upsetting for the person and the family around them. Therefore if you need advice about incontinence products then do take a look at our website or you can call us in confidence on 0800 068 3625.
Best Wishes
Incontinence UK Team
www.incontinenceuk.co.uk
