Key Quotes and Figures Relating to Dementia

Key Quotes and Figures Relating to Dementia

This page contains key quotes and figures relating to dementia that LPCs may find useful when writing business cases or developing resources to support the commissioning of a Dementia Identification and or Support service. 

Published data shows that by mid-2015 there will be 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, and that if no action is taken this figure will pass the two million mark by 2051.
Prince M, Knapp M, Guerchet M, McCrone P, Prina M, Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Adelaja B, Hu B, King D, Rehill A and Salimkumar D (2014) Dementia UK: Second edition, London: Alzheimer’s Society.



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