Overview

• Preliminary Cabinet Office results show 75.8% did not know the 2023 Dementia Basic Law had been enacted.
• Beyond family burden, 66.2% feared losing abilities and 51.1% feared forgetting loved ones.
• A majority, 60.5%, reported prior contact with someone with dementia, yet 12.3% held strongly negative images.
• Asked about living preferences after onset, 27.4% wanted to remain in their current community using medical and care support.
• Health ministry officials stressed that abilities do not vanish overnight and urged more local venues such as dementia cafés.