About this guide

If you have recently been told you have dementia, this guide is for you.

You may have any type of dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia or mixed dementia. You might have dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) or a less common type, such as frontotemporal dementia (FTD).

The dementia guide will give you a general overview of a range of topics.

It will help you to understand more about dementia and the treatments, support and services that are available.

It also includes information about how you can live as well as possible with dementia, and about making plans for the future.