World Alzheimer's Day: 15 steps to protect client cash after dementia

Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia

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Some 15% of people with dementia have been victims of financial abuse - including scams and mis-selling, according to The Alzheimer's Society.

  There are 850,000 people living with dementia in the UK, and it now kills more people in this country than heart disease.   Here, Hargreaves Lansdown personal finance analyst Sarah Coles outlines 15 points to help clients and their loved ones protect their finances. She said: "Already 850,000 people in the UK suffer from dementia. The Alzheimer's Society estimates there'll be over a million people living with it in 2025 and over two million by 2051. "Dementia makes it more difficult for people to stay on top of their finances, and as the disease progresses, they may forget to ...

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