A report described the burden on informal carers of people with dementia in the Netherlands. It said 40 percent of Dutch adults provide informal care and that around half a million people also help a neighbour with dementia. According to Alzheimer Nederland, professional care for people who no longer live at home costs €16 billion a year and would at least double without care from partners, children and neighbours.

Saskia ter Kuile from Weesp travels weekly to The Hague to help her mother remain at home. She prepares food connected to her mother’s German background and has set limits on what she does, arranging paid help for cleaning. She said that dealing with digital healthcare administration, including two-step verification, had taken up about 80 percent of her time. A Social and Cultural Planning Bureau report said that 80 percent of carers aged 18 to 67 combine care with paid employment, while the account also said that 65 percent work less because of caring for an immediate family member with dementia.