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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Families caring for dementia patients in UK reaching crisis point, says charity

Person pushing older woman in wheelchair
The number of people in the UK with dementia is growing rapidly, and many relatives are struggling to cope. Photograph: Ian Allenden/Alamy

Soaring numbers of families struggling to care for someone with dementia have hit a “crisis point” with nowhere to turn for help when their loved one puts themselves or others at risk of harm, a charity has said.

More than 700,000 people in the UK look after a relative with dementia. Many feel they can no longer cope with alarming situations where they or their relative are at immediate risk of being harmed, according to Dementia UK.

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