Number of Dutch with dementia to increase over 66% by 2040

The number of Netherlands residents with dementia will increase significantly in the coming years, as will the need for informal carers to look after them. Employers are going to need to become a whole lot more flexible, the Telegraaf reports from the Dementia Monitor by Alzheimer Nederland and Nivel.Currently, about 300,000 people in the Netherlands have dementia and 800,000 informal caregivers are caring for them. Due to the aging population, that is expected to increase to 500,000 people with dementia, needing 1.3 million informal carers.