A study looks at how long people live and how long before they enter a nursing home after a dementia diagnosis.

How long one survives with dementia depends strongly on one’s age at diagnosis, ranging from about nine years at age 60 for ...

Average life expectancy for patients with dementia ranges from 8.9 years after diagnosis at a mean age of 60 years for women to 2.2 years at a mean age of 85 years for men.