SIGNS OF DEMENTIA
OF DEMENTIA EARLY WARNING SIGNS
BY KRISTIN MARAND
Almost 600,000 Canadians were living with some form of dementia in 2020, and that number is expected to jump to nearly a million people by 2030.
Dr. Barry Campbell geriatric psychiatrist
Dementia is the most likely cause of severe illness and disability for the average person and a person’s prospect of developing dementia increases with age. Dementia affects most older adults, so preparing for such an eventuality, taking good care of your health now and noticing early warning signs should be a top priority. “When you get dementia, you will be reliant on the
present you having made arrangements to look after the future you because you will be unable to make decisions for where you will live, how your money will be spent, what medical treatments you will receive, nor what you will eat,” explains geriatric psychiatrist Dr. Barry Campbell.
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