Catherine Hall: Alzheimers NZ chief research has highlighted the way Kiwis with dementia are being failed - The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Alzheimers NZ says global research has highlighted the way New Zealanders with dementia are being failed.

The latest World Alzheimer Report says the lack of post-diagnostic support for people with dementia is a global problem.

As many as 85 per cent of the 55 million sufferers are missing out on care.

Alzheimers NZ chief Catherine Hall says it paints a grim picture of the situation here.

She says the community-based dementia sector has been under-funded for decades, and around 30,000 people are missing out of the help and support they need.

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