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Memory loss & dementia

As we age, memory loss - sometimes gentle, sometimes relentless - can visit any of us. It tiptoes into conversations, hides keys in forgotten corners, and weaves a delicate veil over once-vivid recollections. But how can we spot signs of memory loss and dementia, and what's the difference? We have a wealth of guidance available to help light lanterns of understanding and dispel fears.

  1. Help and advice
    Tests for diagnosing dementia
    3 minutes

    Tests for diagnosing dementia

  2. Help and advice
    What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?
    3 minutes

    What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)?

  3. Help and advice
    Practical tips to support people with dementia in their own home
    5 minutes

    Practical tips to support people with dementia in their own home

  4. Help and advice
    Help in the community for people living with dementia
    4 minutes

    Help in the community for people living with dementia

  5. Help and advice
    10 ways to support someone living with dementia
    2 minutes

    10 ways to support someone living with dementia

  6. Help and advice
    Helping people living with dementia at Christmas
    2 minutes

    Helping people living with dementia at Christmas

  7. Help and advice
    What to do when you receive a dementia diagnosis
    3 minutes

    What to do when you receive a dementia diagnosis

  8. Help and advice
    What are the different types of dementia?
    2 minutes

    What are the different types of dementia?

  9. Help and advice
    What’s the difference between memory loss and dementia?
    3 minutes

    What’s the difference between memory loss and dementia?