The Care Act when transitioning from children’s to adult social care
One of the biggest concerns for parents of disabled young people who are about to pass 18, is the move to adult services. Sometimes it goes smoothly, but often it …
Category: carers
Should Awareness Days Try Harder?
Awareness day fatigue is a 21st century issue that has turned the the definition of supporting a cause into a quick click of a like button. Have charities and organisations …
Join Carers UK and act now so parent carers are not left behind
Remember our post the other week about Parent Carers being left out of the Care Bill? It seems absurd that just as parent carers are being placed at the heart of …
Carer’s Week: Join me on the Carer’s Circle Line
Debs writes…. During National Carers Week, I think we all give more thought to what being a carer actually means. Most of the time, we are the same as the …
Carer’s Week: My son is a young carer
It’s Carer’s Week, organised and supported by quite a few charities in the UK Carers provide unpaid care by looking after an ill, frail or disabled family member, friend or …
