Search results for dementia
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Worried someone has dementia?
What to do if you think someone you know is showing signs of dementia.
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What is dementia
Find out about dementia, including the symptoms, how to get a diagnosis, and how common dementia is.
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What are the treatments for dementia?
Dementia cannot be cured and the condition will gradually cause more severe problems. But there are medicines and other treatments that can help with dementia symptoms.
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Can dementia be prevented
Find out how a healthy lifestyle can help lower your chance of getting dementia when you're older.
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Is there a cure for dementia?
Find out about the latest developments in dementia research that give hope of finding a cure for the diseases that cause dementia.
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Causes of dementia
Find out what causes dementia, including the different types of dementia diseases such as Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.
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Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Find out about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of brain condition that slowly gets worse over time and leads to dementia.
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Charles Bonnet syndrome
NHS information about Charles Bonnet syndrome, including symptoms, causes and treatments.
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How to care for someone with communication difficulties - Social care and support guide
Find out more about how to care for someone with communication difficulties, including information about language disorders, mutism, deafblindness, sign language and sources of help.
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National homecare providers - Social care and support guide
Find local homecare services, check a list of national homecare service providers in England and find out how providers can be added to our list.