Information Making your home dementia friendly Read a booklet about practical ways to make your home more dementia friendly.
Advice Worried about your memory? Get our booklet Download or order a copy of our free booklet with more information about memory worries.
Advice How can someone minimise the risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia? Read about risk factors for mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and how these can be managed.
Information Publications and factsheets: Full list Access our wide range of publications designed to support and inform anyone affected by dementia.
Information Dementia symptoms and areas of the brain Knowing how different types of dementia affect the brain helps explain why someone with dementia might behave in a certain way.
Information Functions of the brain Many of the complicated things that the brain does - memory, language, vision - need several parts to work together. Read about functions of the brain and the signals which move along pathways of nerves that connect different lobes.
Advice What are the benefits of diagnosing MCI? This page tells you about the benefits of diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Advice Diagnosing young-onset dementia Getting an accurate diagnosis is important but can take longer for a younger person. Read more about being referred to a specialist and genetic testing.
Advice Short-term memory problems and dementia Worried about your memory? Find out more about short-term memory problems and what you can do next.
Advice The MMSE test The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most commonly used test for complaints of problems with memory or other mental abilities.
Advice Receiving a diagnosis This page explains what to expect from a dementia diagnosis, how it might be delivered and what happens afterwards.
