Recognising symptoms of Dementia

• forgetfulness – forgetting names of people or everyday items;
• loss of short term memory - forgetting what you did or were told or read a short time ago;
• difficulty following what people are saying or understanding relatively simple instructions and retaining them;
• difficulty making decisions
• finding people are commenting on your forgetfulness

Seeking further advice

If problems like this start to affect your daily life, it is worth sharing your concerns and making an appointment to discuss them with to your GP.  

If you are worried about someone else’s memory, try to encourage them to see their GP and offer to go with them for support if they seem a bit reluctant.