The month of January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month across the country.
There are over 400,000 Canadians that are 65 years or older living with dementia, a type of Alzheimer's.
Laura Hirtle, First Link Co-ordinator for the Alzheimer Society in the Southwest says that Saskatchewan's numbers are quite high.
"Every 24 hours, ten more people are developing dementia, and they say by 2020 we will have over 20,000 people in Saskatchewan living with some form of dementia. Those numbers are quite high, and I think that really shines a light on the importance of becoming knowledgeable about the disease and helping spread the awareness."
More research is needed to learn about the causes of dementia, reduce the stigma and identify the most effective ways to prevent it.
Hirtle adds that as far as awareness goes, we're on the right track.
"I do think that we are improving as far as awareness goes. It's definitely becoming a topic of interest where we know, we sit as far as numbers go and where we are going. I still think we have work to do, but I think we have come a far way from where we were."
Signs of Alzheimer's disease include memory loss, misplacing items, loss of motivation and problems with speaking.
For more information on the warning signs and risk factors of Alzheimer's visit the Alzheimer's Society of Saskatchewan website.