Dispatches (1987)

2009x02 Mum, Dad Alzheimers and Me

Fiona Phillips investigates the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support. Monday 11 January 2010In this update, Fiona returns to the issue, examining whether there has been any improvement in the provision of financial support and respite care available for them and their carers. Fiona's father has Alzheimer's and her mother died after developing an aggressive, early-onset form of the disease. Fiona continues to face her own dilemma about how best to care for her father as his condition deteriorates. Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and MeThe 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. Fiona investigates whether the level of financial support for sufferers, and respite care for those looking after them, is adequate. And with numbers set to increase, is the Government prepared to cope? Fiona's father has been recently diagnosed with

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Fiona Phillips investigates the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support. Monday 11 January 2010In this update, Fiona returns to the issue, examining whether there has been any improvement in the provision of financial support and respite care available for them and their carers. Fiona's father has Alzheimer's and her mother died after developing an aggressive, early-onset form of the disease. Fiona continues to face her own dilemma about how best to care for her father as his condition deteriorates. Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and MeThe 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. Fiona investigates whether the level of financial support for sufferers, and respite care for those looking after them, is adequate. And with numbers set to increase, is the Government prepared to cope? Fiona's father has been recently diagnosed with


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Aired: 12 January, 2009 at 8:00 pm

Language: English

Country: United Kingdom

Runtime: 45m

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