The purpose of this study was to collect and explore the meaning of care experience in family care givers of the elderly with dementia using qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis (QIMS). In order to understand the meaning of care experience for the elderly with dementia from the perspective of 112 family care givers, research in various fields such as nursing, social welfare, home care and child care (child family psychotherapy) were included. As a result of analyzing 12 papers, three themes were newly derived: (1) entanglement in isolated and weary life, (2) intense processes of living with dementia, and (3) expectation and hope for the future in fear. In the future, continuous efforts and exploration are needed to reduce negative effects related to family care givers, and specific understanding of their experiences will be provided so that the need and awareness of formal support for the elderly with dementia at home and their families can be enhanced.