Research Supporting carers of people with both dementia and cancer Mollie Price, researcher at the Leeds Beckett University is working with Alzheimer’s Society to support the carers of people with dementia as well as cancer. Here she tells us why she’s taken on this vital and unique area of research and how you can get involved. 03 January 2019 0
Advice ‘I want to go home’ - What to say to someone with dementia in care 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?' 20 December 2018 82
News BBC drama, ‘Care’, tackles social care crisis Alzheimer’s Society has warned that the story at the heart of a new BBC1 drama, Care, is too often the reality for countless people at the mercy of a broken social care system
Advice Selecting and moving into a care home Our booklet will help if you're caring for or supporting someone with dementia and are looking to choose the right care home. This free resource also has tips for moving into a care home.
Research The Fidget Widget Toolkit A project, funded by Alzheimer's Society, has developed a set of tools designed to provide meaningful activity for people with advanced dementia while also involving carers. 27 November 2018 0
Advice Guilt and dementia: How to manage guilty feelings as a carer Guilty feelings can be difficult to deal with as a carer of somebody living with dementia. Read our advice to help identify and manage guilt. 07 November 2018 71
Advice Carers' Plans See the importance of a plan for carers and other services available from the GP.
Advice Replacement (respite) care - more resources Find the details of organisations that can give you more information and guidance on Replacement Care.
Advice Adapting to replacement care When carers and people with dementia access replacement care they may experience difficulties. Find out how you can adjust.
Advice Replacement care: tips for carers If you care for a person with dementia and are thinking of arranging replacement care for them, there are some things it can help to do and think about.
Advice Giving information to replacement care providers It is helpful for carers to give information to those providing replacement care. This can support them while they care for the person with dementia
Information How is replacement care funded? Replacement care services can sometimes be provided free but are usually means-tested. The Care Act 2014 means that replacement care is now recognised as a service to the person with dementia, who may have to pay, and that the carer should not be charged.
