When your caring role changes or ends

Looking after someone may be a large and significant part of your life, but often your caring role will change over time, and may come to an end. This may be because the person you are looking after has recovered and no longer needs care, because they can no longer be cared for at home or because they have died.

We have set out below some of the different ways in which your caring role may change or end, and outlined some of the practical, financial and emotional considerations to be aware of as these changes take place.

This information applies to people living in England, Wales, Scotland & Northern Ireland