I became a carer almost without realising it.

I was already at home, looking for work, when caring for my father with dementia gradually became my full-time reality. Nobody handed me a rulebook. Nobody warned me it was coming. And when I eventually looked for support, I found almost nothing written for me — the carer.

My background isn’t in social care or benefits advice. I grew up in a children’s home. When I was 18, I went to live with my dad — a new world, with no guide and no safety net. Years later, caring for him became another new world entirely. Two of life’s biggest deep ends, and I jumped into both of them alone. No handbook for leaving care. No handbook for becoming a carer. Just me, figuring it out as I went.

So I built CarersInfo — the resource I couldn’t find when I needed it most.

Most of what’s here is free — no sign-up, no jargon, no agenda. Where there’s a cost, it’s shown clearly upfront.

If you’re a carer — or you’re starting to realise you might be becoming one — I hope this helps you feel a little less alone.