Dementia patients forced to rely on unpaid carers, poll says

[wendy]

Stephen Blakeburn, 50, who cares for his mother, Jenny (left), 86, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2010. GPs believe dementia patients are being failed by health and social care services.

Monday 6 July 2015 00.01 BST Last modified on Monday 6 July 2015 00.03 BS

Three-quarters of GPs say their dementia patients are forced to rely on family, friends, neighbours or other unpaid carers, because they get insufficient help from health and social care services.
http://chill4uscarers.co.uk/dementia-pa ... poll-says/

[annie]

Not just dementia patients & it will get worse as the benefit cuts are implemented

[maureenho]

I dread to think what the future holds.