Care homes

Real stories

Kerri Sparrowe says the experience of dementia in her family cemented her passion and drive to work in dementia care.

Real stories

Lucy Paddy, in Leeds, says the process of finding a care home for a person with dementia needs to change, and so do systems and services within care homes.

Advice

When a relative or friend with dementia moves into a care home, feelings of guilt aren’t unusual. Readers share their advice.

Advice
Here are some ways family members and primary carers can approach the difficult question, 'What do I say to someone with dementia in residential care who wants to go home?'
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Find out about different ways to fund a person's care home, and how that affects the choice of care homes available.

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Advice

Dementia Support Forum members and Dementia together readers share their experiences about someone with dementia needing to move care homes. 

Advice

What your rights are in challenging a notice to leave and what to do before deciding whether you want to fight it.

Real stories

Glenys Smith, near Bristol, shares the challenges of caring for her husband Ralph who recently moved to a care home. She also shares wellbeing advice for other carers.

Advice

V for Life wants vegans and vegetarians’ values to be respected throughout life, including in care settings. There are several useful tools available to help people plan for how they would like to be cared for in the future.