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Caring for a loved one with dementia doesn’t only affect your relationship with them. It can also impact other relationships with partners, family, friends and the people closest to you.

Feeling permanently tired because you aren’t sleep can make caring for someone with dementia even harder. Sleepless nights or disrupted sleep can have a negative impact on mental and physical wellbeing, leaving you feeling utterly exhausted. So what can you do about it? Here’s a few ideas

Rows with brothers and sisters, and arguments with partners and parents can cause enormous stress when you’re caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or dementia. But family rows and even family feuds are far more common than you might think. Here’s a few tips to help you cope.

Many family carers feel emotional and tearful quite a lot. Here’s a few things that might help

Recently, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, suggested that people living with dementia should be prescribed ‘personal playlists’ to trigger happy memories. Sarah Metcalfe, Chief Executive of Playlist for Life, explains why this is such a great idea and what her wonderful organisation can do to help.

Helping the person you love create a soundtrack to their life can be very enjoyable and have some long-lasting benefits.

If you care for a parent who has dementia and also have children to look after, you are one of an increasing number of dual caregivers, or ‘sandwich’ carers. Around 2.4million British people are now caring for elderly parents and their children. So how do you cope with the conflicting demands of the older and younger generations?

One of the most painful and difficult parts of caring for someone with dementia is the way it can change your relationships with them. Here’s what might happen and a few ways to help you cope.

Caring for a person with dementia can be demanding and demoralizing. So, it’s no surprise that many carers end up struggling on in silence. Here’s a few ways to help lighten the load.