Of late he has been spiralling downwards.
I rang just now to invite him out for coffee tomorrow.
He replied - “Do you know my address, do you know what number my place is”?
I replied “Yes, I know where you live”
He replied “How? I have never seen you here before”
I visit regularly; this is a marked deterioration of his condition. 
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Sorry to hear this. I have had dealings with dementia before and know how devastating it can be, not just for the person, but to those around them.
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I am sorry to hear about your friend. Keeping up with those outings may change the course of conversation, but I am sure he will enjoy it even so.
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I’m not sure how well I could cope with either dementia or helping a sufferer deal with it.
Physical infirmities seem so much more straightforward, though devastating in their own way they could be classed as less soul destroying, or it seems so to me.
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A very sad situation for you Bretrick. My late husband suffered from Dementia for several years before his death and I was told never to correct him when he got something wrong, in either speech or action, because that increases the confusion. It is extremely distressing to cope with when you see someone deteriorate in that way but occasionally it does have its lighter side - my husband and I had some interesting conversations which made little sense at times but often ending with us both laughing!
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