Our publications for carers include practical tips on caring for someone with dementia, as well as information to support the person themselves. It's important that if you are taking on a caring role, you make time to look after yourself, as well as the person you are supporting.
You can also read information about caring online. The links below will all open up as PDF files in your browser.
Factsheets
- Understanding and supporting a person with dementia (524)
- Carers: Looking after yourself (523)
- Coping with memory loss (526)
- The Mental Health Act 1983 and guardianship (459)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (460)
- Communicating (500)
- Moving and walking about (501)
- Continence and using the toilet (502)
- Washing and bathing (504)
- Grief, loss and bereavement (507)
- Dressing (510)
- Eating and drinking (511)
- Pressure ulcers (bedsores) (512)
- Sex and intimate relationships (514)
- Replacement care (respite care) in England (462)
- Selecting a care home (476)
- Supporting a lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans person with dementia (480)
- Dementia and aggressive behaviour (509)
- Changes in behaviour (525)
- How the GP can support a person with dementia (425)
- Assessment for care and support in England (418)
- Hospital care (477)
- Moving into a care home - advice for lesbian, gay and bisexual people (482)
- Making decisions and managing difficult situations (484)
- Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) (483)
- Urinary tract infections (UTIs) and dementia (528)
- Becoming a deputy for a person with dementia (530)
- End of life care (531)
- Paying for care and support in England (532)
Booklets
- When does the NHS pay for care? (813)
- Accessing and sharing information: acting on behalf of a person with dementia (882)