People can and do live on their own with dementia and without informal support. However, there are important considerations about how people in this situation can best be supported.

The Living Alone with Dementia research project has co-developed resources that offer advice and guidance to enable this, based on findings from people with dementia, audits and examples of services.

You can find all of our resources here. They include:

• A guide for people living with dementia that sets out important questions to ask services and advice from peers about how to manage living alone.

• There is also a general  guide that provides advice to anyone who has a neighbour or acquaintance, who lives alone with dementia and without family and friends nearby.

• There are guides for commissioners and  for people who work with people with dementia. These provide information about what’s different in this situation and how best to respond. They also share examples of good practice gathered in the research.

Please use and share these resources widely to support the growing population of people who live alone with dementia and without family and friends nearby.

“Society insists you have to be capable, but everyone needs a bit of help.” (Person living alone with dementia)