Gino Kenny (Dublin Mid West, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

With late onset dementia, where a person develops dementia at a very late stage in their life, possibly in their late 70s or 80s, what is the diagnosis in relation to that? My mother was diagnosed with late onset dementia.

I was slightly fearful about what was going to happen. I know each person is different. It did not develop into something that we all thought it was going to be, and it stabilised. I do not know how common that is. Is it common for someone to be diagnosed so late in their life?