Many people use the words “dementia” and “Alzheimer’s disease” interchangeably. However, they are not the same thing. A person can have a form of dementia that is completely unrelated to Alzheimer’s disease. The term Dementia does not refer to a specific disease, instead it describes a group of symptoms which affect memory, thinking and social … Continue reading Are Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia one and the same? by Ann Bird.