Introduction: In recent years, increases both of life expectancy and of aging-related diseases i.e. dementia called for measures aiming at improving the quality of life of family caregivers – key enablers in ensuring opportunities for dependent elderly to remain at home. This study aims at shedding light on the impact daily care and support of elderly suffering from dementia has on family caregivers, and identify potential patterns leading to their extreme exhaustion. Methods: Eleven family caregivers supporting elderly patients suffering from dementia were surveyed for this study. These were all patients still living in their home, the study does not include insights from elderly living in governmental or private care homes. A qualitative study was conducted to highlight the evolving roles of caregivers of the elderly and the impact of assuming these roles on caregivers' health and well-being. Results: The analysis of qualitative interviews conducted with family caregivers brought to light eight themes impacting their health and well-being: Social impact - Family impact and the importance of additional external support networks - Lack of appropriate, efficient and/or effective support from governmental bodies - Physical Impact - Psychological Impact - Motivations for caregiving - The comfort of the care recipient - Financial impact. Additionally, the findings demonstrated that the feeling of extreme exhaustion was a result of: Lack of family and social support - Lack of support from governmental bodies - Financial straits - Level of dependence of the care recipient - Bad fitness level of the caregiver - Signs of behavioural disorder with the care recipient. Conclusion: Support caregiver by guiding them towards appropriate and relevant governmental bodies, private institutions and/ or patient advocacy groups already available across our island would contribute in tackling the perception of their non-existence or non-availability.