The prevalence of dementia, and in particular Alzheimer's disease, is expected to increase dramatically in the elderly … to slow down or even prevent progress of the disease, early detection of dementia is of the utmost importance. The … screening of patients at risk is the first step in the detection of dementia and should be undertaken at the primary healthcare …

Care for older people with dementia living in the community involves not only a physician and the patient, but also a … to the physician. Optimal patient care depends, in part, on inclusion of such caregivers in the dementia management team … management. Further research is required to assess the effect of efforts to include family caregivers as part of the dementia …