One-quarter of all deaths in Scotland are now due to the condition, which affects 70,000 people and their families -- set to almost double in 20 years -- and costs the country £1.7 billion a year, according to the charity.
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‘No-one should be left to face dementia on their own...’
The Scottish Government needs to find another £15 million a year for the next five years to fund the better management of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a Dementia Manifesto launched by Alzheimer’s Scotland this week.
