Early or Young Onset Dementia - Advice for Caregivers

People who develop symptoms before the age of 65 are often referred to as having young-onset dementia or early-onset dementia. There are currently almost three quarters of a million Canadians that have Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia and 3% of those are under the age of 65.

You can access the companion NICE Information Tool on our website at: https://www.nicenet.ca/articles/early-or-young-onset-dementia-advice-for-caregivers. The online Information Tool  provides related links to videos, infographics, and a printable version. The National Initiative for Care of the Elderly (NICE) has developed a series of information tools derived from research studies that focus on understanding the challenges people face as they age. The research for these information tools is conducted manually, while their distribution utilizes AI-based technologies for generating audio and images.