This section outlines some common concerns about respite care and suggests ways to help overcome them. This page is suitable for people living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Find out about types of respite care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Including care at home, holidays and short breaks, and other options.

We cover how to discuss respite care with someone with dementia, deciding on the right type of replacement care and how to get a care needs assessment. This page is suitable for people living in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

This information is for carers of a person with dementia. It explains what respite care is and how it can support both you and the person you care for. It lists the benefits of respite, the different options available and ways to pay for them. 

Get details of organisations that can provide guidance about becoming a deputy for a person with dementia.

Find out about the deputyship application process and what happens after you become a deputy.

Find out what it means to be a deputy for a person living with dementia in England or Wales, including who can be a deputy and what it involves.

Get details of organisations that can help if you or someone living with dementia is feeling grief, loss or bereavement. 

There are lots of things to think about when a person close to someone with dementia dies. Read our advice about telling a person with dementia about a death.

We talk about what you might be feeling when a person with dementia dies, and share some tips for coping and readjusting after bereavement.

After someone is diagnosed with dementia and as it progresses, they and the people close to them may have many different feelings, such as guilt, loss and grief. 

When you are close to a person with dementia, you may both go through feelings of grief and loss. Here we take a look at these feelings in more detail.