I’m a dementia nurse and it’s not an inevitable part of ageing – here’s what I’d do to prevent it

A FADING memory can feel like an inevitable part of ageing.

You start to misplace your keys, then have trouble remembering your neighbours’ names, before getting lost on your way home from your local supermarket.

GettyThere are an estimated 982,000 people with dementia in the UK[/caption]

But almost half of all dementia cases are potentially preventable by addressing 14 “modifiable risk factors”, or things we can influence, according to a report in The Lancet.

This includes social isolation...