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For one week only – double your donation
23 – 30 June 2025
Your support could enable a carer to simply be with the person they love.
Through the five years caring for my mum, I had no expert support – just me and my family doing our best. And it was just all too much. I had no one to talk to or get guidance from on what would happen next. I wish I’d known about Dementia Carers Count back then. Frances, former dementia carer and CEO Dementia Carers Count
We’re delighted to be selected as a beneficiary of the BigGive’s inaugural Small Charity Week match funding opportunity.
As a small but mighty charity, it’s fantastic to be benefitting from the generosity of Global’s Make Some Noise, which is matching the pennies and the pounds donated during the week.
Every donation made through the BigGive Small Charity Week appeal will be doubled.
Being a dementia carer can be tough. All too often carers feel overwhelmed and alone. We’re here to help. We provide free, personalised support to dementia carers, making sure they are better able to cope with whatever challenges they are grappling with. Our experts are on hand to offer emotional support and practical advice.
My mum was diagnosed with dementia at just 62, and for the next five years I was her carer. Dementia slowly took her away from me and at 67, my mum passed away. This May would have been her 72nd birthday – and I’ll celebrate it by remembering her before dementia took her from us. Mum became afraid. She was scared to leave her house, but her home was no longer the sanctuary it had always been. Instead, it became just a place filled with confusion and fear.
For a while, she managed on her own. But as her condition worsened, I faced an uphill battle trying to get her the care she needed. The local authority didn’t see what I saw—her fear, her confusion, her growing dependence. Mum became the absolute opposite of who she was. And I didn’t know where to turn.
I found myself stuck and exhausted trying to organise care and support for mum, rather than actually making the most of the precious little time we had left. Frances
I was working full time, trying to build my career and doing my best to be my mum’s carer all while my friends were settling down and starting families. The weight of it all was crushing. And worst of all? I felt completely alone. Every time I thought I had figured something out, something else changed, and I was back to square one.
Now, I am more determined than ever to support dementia carers who, like me, are navigating this overwhelming and devastating journey. Only together can we make sure more dementia carers receive the support they need. Frances
You can make sure that dementia carers get the support they need. If you can, please
People who use social care services, and those around them who support them through unpaid care, must be listened to by the Independent Commission for Adult Social Care
Dementia care has been given the prominence it deserves in the NHS 10 year plan
Additional funding for the NHS is welcome, but today's spending review continues to leave the burden of social care squarely on the shoulders of unpaid carers.
