National Dementia Carers’ Day 2016, Sunday 11th September

Now in its third year, the annual awareness day will this year take place on Sunday 11 September 2016, within Alzheimer’s Awareness Month. It aims to highlight the huge number of informal and family carers who provide innovative and compassionate support for relatives with dementia every day.

NDCD has been founded by a coalition of partners including Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Society and SweetTree Home Care Services. Each of the foundering organisations are dedicated to improving quality of life for people living with dementia and the quality of life of those caring for a loved one living with the condition. The founders are aligned in the overall aim of raising awareness of and supporting the role of informal dementia carers.

Caring for a loved one with dementia poses many challenges for families and caregivers. Living with dementia requires having the right care, and it’s time to recognise and share what it means to be a carer.