posted Sep 14, 2015, 3:10 PM by Sean Donovan
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updated Sep 14, 2015, 3:11 PM
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SEPTEMBER IS DEMENTIA AWARENESS MONTH -> DEMENTIA FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES - IT IS UP TO ALL OF US
There are more than 342,800 Australians living with dementia
This number is expected to increase to 400,000 in less than ten years
Each week, there are more than 1,800 new cases of dementia in Australia; approx. one person every 6 minutes. This is expected to grow to 7,400 new cases each week by 2050
