r/dementia

66k members
r/dementia is a subreddit with 66k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses dementia, looking for a, support, caregiver, and family, and they frequently recommend/review adult diapers, cell phone, and sleep aids.
This subreddit is dedicated to information and support for people dealing with dementia. Dementia patients and their families suffer in silence and we hope this forum can be a place where we can all connect and feel less alone in dealing with this disease. Dementia can have many causes but some of the most common forms of dementia are: Alzheimer's disease, vascular, frontotemporal, Lew Body, and semantic dementia. Self promotion, solicitation, and AI created content are not allowed here.

Popular Themes in r/dementia

#1
Advice Requests
: "Help! Bowel incontinence and refuses to wear briefs."
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Suggestions for a Vacuum cleaner"
4 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "dealing with neurologist who is sabotaging care plan"
4 posts
#4
Ideas
: "Ideas needed"
1 post
#5
Money Talk
: "Maybe not the place to post this but if it’s a different sub please let me know, if you have someone in a memory care facility how do you pay for it? Is it through Medicare?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/dementia

#1

Dementia

28 posts
#2

Looking For A

27 posts
#3

Support

6 posts
#4

Caregiver

6 posts
#5

Family

6 posts
#6

Hate

5 posts
#7

Care

5 posts
#8

Video

4 posts
#9

Struggling

4 posts
#10

Mom

4 posts

Products Discussed in r/dementia

Adult Diapers

9 reviews
#1
Assurance
4.0 from 2 reviews
#2
Amazon
4.0 from 1 review
#3
Prevail Air Overnight Stretchable Adult Diapers
5.0 from 1 review

Cell Phone

9 reviews
#1
Lively
3.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Jitterbug
3.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Raz Mobility
5.0 from 2 reviews

Sleep Aids

8 reviews
#1
Melatonin
3.7 from 3 reviews
#2
CBD THC
5.0 from 1 review
#3
Trazodone
4.0 from 1 review

Member Growth in r/dementia

Yearly
+18k members(37.6%)

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Last updated: August 10, 2026