Mental Health Observatory Brief 3 - Estimating the Future Numbers of Demetia

People with dementia require substantial amounts of care, particularly social care. Their numbers are predictable from simple calculations applied to population projections The paper describes the detail of the calculation and introduces a set of tables providing projected numbers of sufferers for local authorities and 2006 reorganisation PCTs for the period 2008-2025.

• Mental Health

• Dementia
• Mental and Behavioural Disorders
• Older People
• People With Dementia
• People With Mental Health Problems