What happens when someone has Dementia?

The brain controls all that a person does and says. When someone has dementia sections of the brain gradually become damaged and stop working properly, affecting what that person does and says. This means that a person with dementia will often have trouble speaking, understanding and remembering. It may also change their behaviour. A person with dementia may:

• be unable to do everyday tasks such as eating, dressing or driving;
• display strange or uncharacteristic behaviours;
• become easily upset or confused;
• be unusually aggressive or suspicious;
• jumble and confuse their words; and/or
• gradually lose their ability to communicate through written language.