Social care
We're sharing what carers want other people to understand about looking after someone with dementia. John, who cared for his wife, shares how what they both needed most was simple human contact...
What I wish you all knew…the relief of being heard
Dementia carers value being heard.
We’re part of National Voices
We've joined National Voices to ensure that the concerns and experiences of dementia carers are heard.
Reforming adult social care must take account of the growing prevalence of dementia
Reforming adult social care must take account of the growing prevalence of dementia
Stop taking unpaid carers for granted
Today's Budget didn't contain any details of desperately needed investment in social care. Unpaid carers are still being taken for granted. This has to stop.
Speaking up for dementia carers ahead of the Autumn Budget
Ahead of next week’s Autumn Budget, we are drawing the attention of MPs to the need to make social care fairer for dementia carers.
We need gold standards in dementia care and support
Investment in improved diagnostic tools needs to be matched by investment in the care and support available to families after a dementia diagnosis.
National Lottery funding to expand vital support for carers
We're delighted to announce that Dementia Carers Count has been awarded a generous grant of £19,834 from The National Lottery Community Fund – Awards for All England. This will allow us to reach and support even more unpaid dementia carers.
Sharing dementia carers’ views with the Casey Commission
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 focus is long overdue
Dementia care has been given the prominence it deserves in the NHS 10 year plan
Where is the funding desperately needed for social care?
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.
Dementia Action Week 2025
This Dementia Action Week, we're speaking out and we're speaking up for dementia carers who don't have any alternative care arrangements in place. This is the case for over three quarters of dementia carers.
What if…I can’t care?
Helen and her siblings struggled to support their mum when their dad, her main carer, received a cancer diagnosis and died a few weeks later.
