Despite the higher risk of falls and greater rate of decline of balance and gait in PLWD in the community, there has been only a small but growing amount of research investigating the effect of exercise on improving physical performance and reducing falls in people with dementia. There have been nine systematic reviews14,18–25 and four general reviews7,17,26,27 investigating the effects of dementia/Alzheimer’s disease on falls, and eight systematic reviews exploring the effects of exercise (types of exercise) on people with cognitive impairment.3,28–34 Six of the 21 reviews reported earlier