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Recognizing the early warning signs of dementia could make a key difference to the person’s quality of life, so the Singapore Health Promotion Board (HPB) has launched a campaign to raise public awareness of this disease, local TV broadcaster Channel NewsAsia reported Tuesday.

Early detection also allows the person’s family to plan care management for the person, the HPB said.

Through the campaign, HPB hopes to educate caregivers to recognize the warning signs of dementia, such as memory loss that affects day-to-day functions, difficulty of doing familiar tasks and confusion about time and place.

To improve the quality of life for those suffering from dementia, HPB is developing a tool kit that would help caregivers engage them at home.

It is expected to contain items like card games and songs that the caregiver could sing with the person with dementia, which will be available by the end of the year.