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Mum, Dad, Alzheimer’s and Me

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Fiona Phillips investigates the care of Alzheimer sufferers in the UK in a special Dispatches film

The number of people suffering from dementia, the majority with Alzheimer's, is projected to rise from 700,000 to over 1 million by 2025 and 1.7 million by 2051.

Unpaid carers are saving the government just over 6 billion pounds a year. The burden of caring for a spouse or family member is a draining experience. A YouGov survey of carers carried out for Dispatches revealed that fewer than half of carers surveyed received help from Social Services or got respite care and 20% of carers said they sometimes or often feel threatened by the person they're looking after.

Programme Information

  • Genre: Factual

  • Subgenre: Documentary Special

  • Producers: HARDCASH PRODUCTIONS

  • Broadcaster: Channel 4 UK

  • Duration: 1 x 50'

  • Tags: Health Medical Alzheimers

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