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Support for people with Alzheimer's

Former GMTV presenter Fiona Phillips investigates the struggle of Alzheimer's sufferers and their families to get adequate care and support in an episode of the Channel 4 Dispatches programme titled "Mum, Dad, Alzheimer's and Me" which was broadcast on Monday 12th January.

The 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 investigated whether the level of financial support for sufferers, and respite care for those looking after them, is adequate.

Fiona's father has been recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's and her mother died after developing an aggressive, early-onset form of the disease. As Fiona faces her own dilemma about the care of her father, she talks to families around the country about the difficulties they have faced in obtaining help, from both the NHS and local authorities.

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View - This episode is available to watch free online via the Channel 4 Catch-Up service which is available for 30 days from the date of transmission.