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  • Dementia Information Service

    Sign up to the NHS Dementia Information Service to receive 6 weekly emails of information and advice for people recently diagnosed with dementia, and their family and friends.

  • Dementia and care homes

    Information and advice on how to choose a care home for someone with dementia, including how to find a care home near you.

  • Worried someone has dementia?

    What to do if you think someone you know is showing signs of dementia.

  • What is dementia

    Find out about dementia, including the symptoms, how to get a diagnosis, and how common dementia is.

  • What are the treatments for dementia?

    Dementia cannot be cured and the condition will gradually cause more severe problems. But there are medicines and other treatments that can help with dementia symptoms.

  • Can dementia be prevented

    Find out how a healthy lifestyle can help lower your chance of getting dementia when you're older.

  • Is there a cure for dementia?

    Find out about the latest developments in dementia research that give hope of finding a cure for the diseases that cause dementia.

  • Causes of dementia

    Find out what causes dementia, including the different types of dementia diseases such as Alzheimer's and vascular dementia.

  • Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

    Find out about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a type of brain condition that slowly gets worse over time and leads to dementia.

  • Charles Bonnet syndrome

    NHS information about Charles Bonnet syndrome, including symptoms, causes and treatments.