title: Setting the backdrop in caring for people with dementia.
abstract: Dementia affects one in 20 people aged between 70 and 79 years in the UK. The prevalence increases to one in five as people reach their 80s and there are a further 18,000 people with dementia under the age of 65. Add to this the thousands of carers and healthcare staff supporting those living with dementia and it is hard to believe that only now have guidelines been released to look at every aspect of dementia care.
authors.affiliation: Alzheimer's Society, the care and research charity for people with dementia and their carers.
authors.forename: Neil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hunt