People with dementia facing discrimination – Goondiwindi Argus

Three in four people living with dementia say people don’t keep in touch like they used to, a new survey has found.
Two in three say people they know have been avoiding or excluding them.
Maree McCabe from Dementia Australia, which conducted the survey, said it would not take much to turn the distressing findings around.
“What these findings say is that discrimination stems from a lack of understanding and knowledge of dementia – what it is and how it impacts people,” Ms McCabe said on Monday…

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