Difficult issues around a parent with dementia

New one-off drama Care tells the story of a single mum who becomes her mother’s carer after she gets dementia. Georgia Humphreys finds out more about a programme inspired by the real-life experiences of one of its writers.

In the UK, women make up 70% of dementia carers — and 20% of those go from full-time to part-time work in order to do it.