According to statistics half of all women over forty-five will be a carer. You may have dedicated eighteen years plus to your children and just when you thought it was time for you an elderly relative needs attention. In fact, many of us will spend an average of seventeen years being a carer of our parents, partners, or friends.

We all want everyone to remain in their own homes and be independent but inevitably some might need help. There are countries which are well-prepared to give their ageing population the best, in terms of support, others frankly are trailing well behind.

 If so many of us are going to be carers do you know what to expect? And are we being educated sufficiently to take on this unpaid role?  Teresa Murray retirement coach who cared for both of her parents gives us some tips and ideas that might be useful based on her own experience. 

The book Teresa mentions in this podcast is Contented Dementia by Oliver James