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4 WILLIAM CAPE NEWS, WINTER 2017
Health & Wellbeing

Understanding Dementia

Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are Alzheimer’s Australia NSW work towards minimising the
caused by disorders affecting the brain. It is not one incidence and impact of dementia through leadership,
specific disease. Dementia affects thinking, behaviours innovation and partnerships in advocacy, policy,
and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Brain function education, services and research.
is affected enough to interfere with the person's normal
social and working life. Cranbrook Care are proud to host a seminar for all
residents, families and friends from Alzheimer's Australia
Most people with dementia are older, but it is important ‐ Understanding Dementia. This session informs
to remember that not all older people get dementia. It is participants about the causes, signs, and symptoms, of
not a normal part of ageing. Dementia can happen to the most common forms of dementia. Differentiating
anybody, but it is more common after the age of 65 these from other causes of confusion such as delirium
years. People in their 40's and 50's can also have and depression and providing a broad understanding of
dementia. the progression of dementia. Participants will gain
insights to the impact of dementia on the person and will
There are many different forms of dementia and each has explore the basics of quality dementia care. It will also
its own causes. The most common types of dementia are cover the impact on adult children and what they are
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Parkinson's going through watching their loved one with dementia.
Disease, Dementia with Lewy bodies, Fronto‐Temporal
Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Huntington's disease, Alcohol
related dementia (Korsakoff's syndrome) and Creutzfeldt‐
Jacob disease. Please join us for this very important session.

Alzheimer’s Australia is the national consumer Tuesday 4 July, 10.30am to midday at William Cape
organisation providing support and advocacy to the Gardens.
332,000 people living with dementia, and for the 1.2
million people who care for them.