Don't miss out on the help at hand for carers ; On the final day of our week-long series about Alzheimer's Disease, Charlotte Orson talks to the local branch of the Alzheimer's Society about how carers should not feel ashamed about asking for more help...

From: Lincolnshire Echo | Date: July 25, 2008 | Copyright information

On the final day of our week-long series about Alzheimer's Disease, Charlotte Orson talks to the local branch of the Alzheimer's Society about how carers should not feel ashamed about asking for more help...

People caring for dementia sufferers are putting their own health at risk by not accessing help available to them, says a charity worker.

With 570,000 sufferers nationally, dementia is estimated to cost Britain pounds17 billion a year.

And while individuals caring for people with dementia are said to save the public purse a third of this cost, many refuse to admit they are struggling to ...

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