Dementia stats down but postcode lottery drives uneven care

Dementia has been described as a ticking time bomb, with the number of those affected predicted to double in the next two decades. But a new study suggests that the prevalence of people with

over the past 20 years.

With no cure yet on the horizon, why does the prevalence of the disease appear to be falling? And is it counterproductive for advocacy groups to raise fears by describing it as a…