Law 4 Dementia Carers (L4DC)
This is a partnership project between tide and Making Space, funded by The Legal Education Foundation whose aim is to raise awareness and knowledge of the legal rights of carers of people with dementia.
"I have found it incredibly helpful. I only wish at the start of my mother’s dementia journey I had been given some of this advice."
Attendee of Law 4 Dementia Carers Webinar
Watch the Law 4 Dementia Carers Webinar (recorded June 2020)
This webinar focuses on legislation as it affects England and Wales. By watching this webinar you will hear information from legal experts about the law and welfare issues that may affect you in your role as a carer of a person with dementia.
You can read a summary of the webinar in the downloadable flash report
Through watching this webinar you will:
• learn information about legal issues that can affect you as a carer of someone with dementia at different stages: early diagnosis, the caring role, Best Interest Decisions, and residential care and end of life
• Learn about the Coronavirus Act, Care Act easements and legal issues during the pandemic
• Hear carers asking questions about the law and what it can mean for them
The webinar was a joint partnership between Making Space UK, The Justice Hub Manchester and tide. Part of The Legal Education Foundation’s funded Law for Dementia Carers (L4DC) project.