When you're caregiving at home, receiving effective support from others can make the difference between a bad day and an okay day. Whether you are already part of a support group, or looking to create one, social support comes in various forms with varying benefits. Let's explore four key types of social support and uncover how they can boost your resilience.

Sometimes, I need to laugh at dementia. To be clear: dementia and all forms of its relations are heartbreaking, silently snatching fragments of personality, identity, and lifelong anchors. Dementia robs an individual of so much, including their independence and agency; still, this does not mean that someone living with dementia is doomed to exist in a joyless, meaningless fog.

The death of anyone for whom we have cared will leave a mark – the nature of the relationship will determine the extent of the scar.