Family Carers
Understand distress, respond with reassurance, and care confidently at home
What if you could understand your loved one’s distress before it escalates at home?
Caring for a family member living with dementia at home can be deeply rewarding, but it can also be overwhelming, emotionally and physically. Without support or guidance, many carers often feel isolated, uncertain, or anxious when behaviour changes occur, particularly during moments of distress, confusion, or agitation.
These challenges can lead to stress, exhaustion, and strain on relationships, while the person being cared for may experience increased distress or feel less secure.
Common issues include:
The 6D Dementia Approach
6D Dementia provides family carers with a psychologically informed, practical online course designed to support care at home. People living with dementia often experience distress, fear or confusion. This can show up as changes in behaviour, emotions, or reactions that feel out of character or difficult to understand.
For family carers, these moments can be upsetting and exhausting. You may find yourself asking:
It’s easy to feel unsure, guilty, or alone, even when you’re doing your very best.
Carers are supported to understand behaviour as communication, respond with reassurance when distress arises, and feel more confident when situations feel difficult, while also maintaining their own wellbeing.
How We Deliver Training
Fully digital, bitesized modules allow carers to access guidance when they need it, fitting around care routines and daily life. You can pause the training at any time and come back to it whenever it suits you.
Interactive content, practical tips, and reassurance-focused strategies help carers apply learning in the moment, when situations feel most difficult.
This course may be helpful if...
- You support a family member or friend living with dementia
- You sometimes feel unsure how to respond when they become distressed or confused
- You’re caring at home or supporting someone who lives elsewhere
- You’re early in your caring journey or have been caring for some time
- You want reassurance and practical understanding, not clinical training
You don’t need any prior knowledge or experience.
This training is designed to support you, not to judge or overwhelm. You can take what’s helpful and go at your own pace.
Is 6D Dementia right for me?
Impact & Evidence
Early feedback shows:
Greater understanding of dementia and behaviour changes
Increased confidence in responding to distress at home
Reduced stress, anxiety and feelings of isolation
Stronger relationships between carers and the person they support
Safer and more dignified care for the person living with dementia
The resource draws on real-world experience across health and social care, combining evidence-based strategies with practical guidance that works in the home environment.
Why family carers choose 6D Dementia
Credible
Evidence-based psychologically informed support you can trust
Tailored
Designed for people caring at home, with or without formal support
Practical
Clear, actionable guidance for everyday situations and moments of distress
Accessible
Flexible, easy-to-use support to fit around real caring routines
Explore whether 6D could support you or your setting
Get in touch to request further information.
