The Untold

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The Untold: Me, Dad and Dementia

Me, Dad and Dementia

BBC Radio 4 - The Untold, Me, Dad and Dementia

Amanda's fight to get 24 hour care for her 96-year-old dad who has dementia.

Amanda's fight to get 24 hour care for her 96-year-old dad who has dementia, before it's too late.  Grace Dent presents.

Grace Dent presents the story of Amanda and her fight to get 24 hour care for her 96 year old dad who has dementia - before it's too late.

Alan calls his daughter Amanda up to twenty times a day, confused and paranoid.  But he's adamant he doesn't want to go into a care home.  

We follow Amanda's struggle to get him the care she feels he needs.

Producer: Laurence Grissell

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

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A series documenting the untold dramas of 21st-century Britain.

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