Dementia 2012

Dementia 2012: A national challenge

Alzheimer's Society has launched a landmark report at a conference in London exploring how well people are living with dementia in 2012 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Dementia 2012: A national challenge presents new evidence on the experiences of people with dementia, and pulls together existing evidence, statistics and policy from a range of sources. These figures will be updated on an annual basis by Alzheimer's Society.

We will show how well people are living with dementia based on the outcomes that are important to them and chart progress and opportunities for action, year on year.

Find out more about the dementia 2012 report
View the data as an infographic

Download the report

Download the full Dementia 2012 report
Download the executive summary of the Dementia 2012 report

Prime Ministerial challenge

The Prime Minster, David Cameron, has issued a national challenge on dementia at the Dementia 2012 conference: committing to

give a boost to dementia research,
address quality of dementia care,
increase public understanding of dementia
and make communities more dementia friendly.

A new website on the PM challenge has now been launched. This will include updates on how the challenge is progressing and information on how everyone can contribute.

Take a look at our infographic

Online forum

Visit Talking Point and take part in the discussions

Dementia friendly communities

Alzheimer's Society is leading a dementia friendly communities programme to support the changes we are calling for in the report. Through the programme, we aim to support and give public recognition to villages, towns, cities and national organisations who are taking steps towards being more inclusive of people with dementia.