Caring for family or friends with dementia: Could these feelings be grief?

This animation has been developed to raise awareness of the grief family and friends may experience while caring for someone living with dementia. It has been developed for a wide audience including family and friend carers, along with their friends, family and social network as well as healthcare professionals and those working with family and friend carers.

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If you found the content of this resource distressing or if it has raised any concerns about your welfare, please contact your GP.

Other agencies may also be able to provide information and support:

Alzheimer's Society, 0300 222 1122
Cruse Bereavement Care, 0808 808 1677
Dementia UK, 0800 888 6678
Marie Curie, 0800 090 2309
Together in Dementia Everyday (TIDE), 0151 237 2669

This animation was developed by Kirsten Moore and Sophie Crawley as part of Kirsten’s senior fellowship from the Alzheimer’s Society. It was developed in late 2019 and evaluated and revised in 2020. Special thanks to the family carers who participated in the interviews as part of this study. Thanks also to Frank Arrojo, Sarah Betteridge, Caroline, Branney, Margaret Carroll, Jean Collins, Claudia Cooper, Karen Harrison-Dening, Carol Hackett, Zoe Harris, Sarah Russell, Elizabeth Sampson, Caroline Scates, Jill Walton, Jane Ward and Emma Wolverson for their input into the animation. Thanks to Clara Scher for helping evaluate the resource and the 31 carers who completed evaluations on the penultimate version.

Film created by Fairnie Productions.

Caring for family or friends with dementia: Could these feelings be grief?

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