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Quote of the Day
Interesting Stories This Week
Caregiver Support Program WAITLIST
What legal protections can you take?
Responding to YOU!
Personalised Support for Dementia Caregivers WAITLIST
Never underestimate your problem or your ability to deal with it.
Interesting Stories This Week:
The exact age at which doing more exercise could help prevent dementia diagnosis
New research aims to improve driving safety for people living with dementia
Dementia support groups mark VE Day
Sedentary Time Tied to Brain Volume, Worse Cognition in Older Adults
New Kirklees dementia care centre to open
Caregiver Training & Support Group
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s can be isolating, exhausting, and emotionally heavy, but it doesn’t have to be faced alone.
We would like to share our Caregiver Training & Support Group, offering you ongoing, expert-led support built specifically for the challenges of dementia care.
What’s included:
Expert-Led Training: Based on a programme used in 35 countries, designed to help carers improve communication, manage challenging behaviours, and build stronger emotional bonds.
Supportive Community: Become part of a private group of caregivers who get it, a place for encouragement, sharing, and inspiration.
Monthly Activities & Resources: New exercises and practical tools each month to help you stay motivated, connected, and resilient.
This programme will equip you with strategies not only to care better for your loved one, but also to take better care of yourself.
And if you’ve already signed up… thank you! You’re in.
What legal protections can you take?
A crucial legal protection is a Power of Attorney [POA].
This allows a trusted person to manage someone’s financial and or health affairs if they lose mental capacity.
It acts as a legal safeguard, helping to avoid serious problems with financial and care decisions in the future.
A diagnosis of dementia doesn’t automatically mean a person can’t grant a POA.
Someone with early-stage dementia can still create a POA if they understand what it is, what it does and who they are appointing.
It’s critical to act quickly as dementia is a progressive disease, and any delays could result in the person losing their capacity to grant a POA.
A POA can cover either financial matters, eg bank accounts, property, etc, or health and welfare decisions, eg medical treatment, care preferences, etc.
In either case, the individual must show sufficient understanding at the time of signing.
Lawyers carry out an initial assessment to check mental capacity.
If there are doubts, a specialist doctor may be required.
If dementia has advanced too far, a POA can’t be grantedand family members must apply for a court order instead:
In England and Wales, there’s a Deputyship Order from the Court of Protection.
In Scotland, it’s a Guardianship Order through the Sheriff's Court.
In the US, a Conservator is appointed by the court to manage the finances and or make decisions regarding the health and welfare of the person.
Setting up a POA usually takes a few weeks, but obtaining a court order can take several months and involve complex medical and legal assessments.
A POA provides legal protection and helps to avoid distress, delays and disputes in the future.
It’s best to seek legal advice as early as possible.
A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved
Every week, we hear powerful, honest, and deeply moving insights from caregivers like you- and we don’t want them to sit unseen.
In our new “This Week’s Caregiver Story” section, we’ll be sharing a real, anonymous quote from someone in our community, followed by a compassionate response from Harvey, our lead dementia care expert.
Whether it’s frustration, fear, grief or resilience, your words are never wasted.
This Week’s Caregiver Story
"I don’t get a break because adult social care is a joke… I wouldn’t feel confident leaving my wife with untrained, underpaid people from the care system. It’s a failed system unless you are wealthy."
Harvey says:
Thank you for your honesty; it really struck a chord.
You’re not alone in feeling this way. The sense of being let down by a fragmented system, of having to become your own advocate while also being the caregiver, is a burden no one should carry alone.
When we talk about caregiver burnout, this is what we mean. It’s the physical exhaustion and the emotional weight of being the only reliable person in a broken setup.
You should be able to take a break. You should feel confident that the person you love will be safe. But when the support system fails, it’s caregivers like you who absorb the cost, with your health, your time, your peace.
At All About Alzheimers, we can’t fix the whole system, but we can keep making space for your voice. Keep talking. Keep sharing. Because the more of us that speak up, the harder we are to ignore.
You’re doing an extraordinary thing in impossible circumstances, and that matters.
With admiration,
Harvey
If something’s been on your heart lately, let us know. We read every word. Your voice could offer comfort to someone else navigating the same journey.
Join the Waitlist for Inner Circle: Personalised Support for Dementia Caregivers
Caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s or dementia can be overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it alone. We’re launching Inner Circle, an expert-led support programme designed to give caregivers like you rapid access to guidance, reassurance, and a supportive small-group environment.
Choose from 3 membership tiers to suit your needs, whether you want monthly peace of mind or weekly advice to manage symptoms in real time. From handling difficult behaviours to preventing burnout, you’ll gain expert insights, confidence, and a caring community.
📝 Spots are limited- join the waitlist now to be the first to hear when we open the doors.