About dementia
Dementia is a term that is used to describe a collection of symptoms including memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills, and a reduction in a person’s abilities and skills in carrying out daily activities such as washing, dressing and cooking.
The most common types of dementia are: Alzheimer’s disease, Vascular dementia, Fronto-temporal dementia and Dementia with Lewy bodies.
Dementia is a progressive condition, which means the symptoms will gradually get worse. This progression will vary from person to person and each will experience dementia in a different way – people may often have some of the same general symptoms, but the degree to which they affect an individual will vary.
