Awareness of dementia among Australians is lacking, despite the fact that more than 400,000 people will be diagnosed with the condition in the next five years, and that there are more than 1.2 million people involved in the care of a person with dementia.
That’s according to aged care and healthy ageing expert Lisa Hee from CQUniversity, who says many Australian’s, particularly younger Australians are not aware of the condition, its risk factors and impact on the quality of a person’s life.
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