KUALA LUMPUR, April 18 -- Do you know of anyone with a family member who is living with dementia? What would a community where they could feel supported and welcome look like?

Here's what Malay Mail learnt from St Ives - a town in Cambridgeshire, UK - which in 2016 started its journey to be a dementia-friendly community.

It might be timely for Malaysia to explore dementia-friendly communities, as Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) estimated 123,000 people were living with dementia here in 2015, with the number projected to grow to 261,000 by 2030 and 590,000 by 2050.

What is a dementia-friendly community?

UK charity Alzheimer's Society describes this to be a city, town or village where people with dementia are understood, respect...