How dementia progresses

How dementia progresses
All types of dementia are progressive. This means that the structure and chemistry of the brain become increasingly damaged over time. The person's ability to remember, understand, communicate and reason gradually declines.How quickly dementia progresses depends on the individual. Each person is unique and experiences dementia in their own way.
The way people experience dementia depends on many factors, including physical make-up, emotional resilience and the support available to them. Viewing dementia as a series of stages can be a useful way to understand the illness, but it is important to realise that this only provides a rough guide to the progress of the condition. Information sheet Progression of dementia
Later stages
During the later stages of dementia, people become increasingly frail and many are looked after in residential homes.Information sheet Later stages of dementia
See also Residential and nursing care