Dementia, Disability and Frailty in Later Life

Leading a healthier lifestyle can delay dementia, disability and frailty in later life. A recent guideline from NICE in the UK recommends National organisations and local government departments that influence public health should continue to develop and support population-level initiatives to reduce the risk of dementia, disability and frailty by making it easier for people to:

• stop smoking
• be more physically active
• reduce their alcohol consumption
• adopt a healthy diet
• achieve and/or maintain a healthy weight

NICE also recommends that organisations make physical activity, adopting a healthy diet and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight as accessible, affordable and acceptable as possible.

Dementia, disability and frailty in later life – mid-life approaches to delay or prevent onset. NICE Guidelines [NG16] October 2015