Dementia cost burden is a wake-up call for Europe
Today’s news is a wake-up call for Europe. Once again, we have clear evidence of the huge economic burden of dementia.
By Rebecca Wood, Chief Executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK
But while the financial cost should concern us all, the burden is particularly great for those unpaid carers who feel the full force of these devastating diseases.
With hundreds of thousands of people in the UK living with dementia, and a rapidly ageing population, numbers will rise substantially in the next generation.
With no cure yet available, the cost of caring for people with dementia will also soar. We urgently need to avert this crisis, and that means a vast increase in research to find new treatments.
The UK represents over 40 per cent of all dementia research funding across 15 European countries.
It’s encouraging to see that the UK is leading the way in dementia research, and we know that UK scientists are among the best in the world.
