Living with dementia: How are people and their families in Australia being helped?

This week is Dementia Action Week in Australia. How do people with dementia live, what support is offered to them and their relatives in Australia, what are the characteristics of the disease, and what are the challenges in understanding and dealing with dementia in our society? Listen in an interview with Dementia Australia representative Elena Fletcher-Carter.

Dementia is not a normal part of ageing yet surveys conducted by Dementia Australia have found that one in three people believe it to be. Credit: Getty Images

This interview was first published in September 2022.

Dementia Australia's official website is here. It contains information in various languages, including Russian.