Hi, my name is Mike and I am currently taking care of my brother. I have hardly seen him for around 12 years and we were never close. Around three weeks ago I had a message from his ex-wife saying he was acting strangely and he had been evicted from his house and lost his job. He was sleeping rough. I am his only sibling and so went to collect him. It was almost instantly evident to me what was wrong. His short term memory is already very bad and his speech is not what it was. We have been to see a doctor who has made him an appointment with a specialist. It is looking very likely that we are dealing with dementia. My wife and I both work and so looking after him is problematic. I am worried that if/when he gets worse how we are going to help him and what help we can get as giving up work is not really an option.