Table 1.

Implication for early-onset dementia practice using Senses Framework

S/N	Senses	Implication
1	Sense of security—to not feel unsafe	At organisation and individual levels: recognising that the structure of formal community services to prioritise older patients may frighten young people with dementia and make them insecure At individual level: understanding that young people with dementia may not communicate their insecurity
2	Sense of belonging—to feel included	Organisation level: creating opportunities for social encounters Individual level: to acknowledge that young people with dementia are open to socio-connectedness
3	Sense of continuity—an experience of affinity and relation	Organisation level: acknowledging the identity of the person Individual level: acknowledging biography of the person
4	Sense of purpose—having essential personal goals to aspire to	Organisation level: focusing on the recognition that dementia at young age is not abnormal Individual level: recognise clear independence of the young person in everyday decision-making
5	Sense of achievement—to make progress towards attaining set goals	Organisation and individual levels: to confidently acknowledge that people with early-onset dementia can go unnoticed but can also have human encounters.
6	Sense of significance—feeling of self-worth	Organisation level: acknowledging that relationship matters; interconnecting the feelings of all stakeholders involved in the care Individual level: recognising and attending to one with early-onset dementia and taking them very seriously