The New York Times has reported that South Korea is training thousands of adults and children to become äóìdementia supportersäó as part of the country’s recently launched äóìWar on Dementia.äó These supporters are taught to recognize the symptoms of dementia and techniques for comforting those who are afflicted. Even kids...
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Global Costs of Dementia 1% of GDP
The global cost of dementia in 2010 is expected to exceed 1% of the global gross domestic product, or $604 billionäóîand the price tag will only get higher, according to a new report by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and King’s College London in the UK. The...