Dementia and its most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, is now the second leading
cause of death in Australia. With 342,800 Australians now living with dementia and that
figure expected to rise to almost 900,000 by 2050, experts warn the nation must prepare
to confront the rising tide of Alzheimer’s, writes Karen Keast.
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