Rosalynn Carter, wife of 39th US president, diagnosed with dementia

The former first lady and lifelong mental health advocate, 95, lives with her ailing husband, Jimmy Carter, 98, in Plains, Georgia

The former US first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced on Tuesday.

Carter, 95, lives in Plains, Georgia, with her husband, Jimmy Carter, the 98-year-old 39th president who has been in hospice care since February.