DEMENTIA FRIENDS

Hong Kong Alzheimer's Disease Association established in 1995, is the only member of the Alzheimer's Disease International and the first organization specialized in providing services to people with dementia and their families in Hong Kong, which running on a fully self-financed, non-profit making basis... Dementia is not a natural part of ageing. It is a degenerative brain disease characterized by progressive deterioration of cognitive ability, resulting in memory loss, deterioration of ability to handle complicated tasks and even loss of physical abilities in the late stage of the disease, these are the reasons for the people living with dementia to lose their way homes, having fluctuating emotions and poor verbal expression... Dementia is a degenerative disease which progresses in three general stages - early-stage, middle-stage and late-stage.

Also known as: Dementia Friends Hong Kong