Exeter co-authors World Alzheimer Report 2025 on ‘the power of rehabilitation’

The University of Exeter has co-authored this year’s World Alzheimer Report, published by Alzheimer’s Disease International and titled: ‘Reimagining life with dementia – The power of rehabilitation’.

The report, co-authored by Exeter, Alzheimer’s Disease International, and the University of Sydney, explores how rehabilitation is defined and implemented, looks at practical considerations for how best to adapt rehabilitation practices for people living with dementia in different contexts, and includes expert essays and real-world case studies from multiple countries.

Linda Clare, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia at the University, is the Exeter lead on the report.

Key findings include:

1. People with dementia rarely have access to rehabilitation, despite evidence that they can benefit from it.
2. Studies have shown that people who had engaged in tailored individual cognitive rehabilitation had lower levels of disability than people who had received only standard care and remained in their own homes for six months longer than average before moving into residential care.
3. Seizures are up to seven times more common in people with dementia compared with peers of the same age, while falls that cause injury are two to three times more common for people living with dementia, potentially leading to reduced mobility and quality of life. Modifications to the lived environment can reduce certain risks and empower people living with dementia to be more confident in continuing to carry out activities of daily living.

Read the report in full here: https://www.alzint.org/u/World-Alzheimer-Report-2025.pdf