Category: young onset

If you are in employment and have been diagnosed with dementia you may be concerned about what happens next and the financial impact on you and your dependents. Work after a diagnosis of dementia The Alzheimer’s Society booklet Living with dementia employment (pdf) helps you to understand how dementia can affect your work, as well as your rights…

Younger people with dementia are those who are diagnosed under the age of 65. This is called young onset dementia. Being diagnosed at a younger age may pose different challenges to those diagnosed later in life. For example, you are more likely to still be working or have responsibility for dependent children. More information about…