Monthly Archives: June 2011

Disabled man’s mum to fight on in cuts battle

Another carer having to fight for her rights on top of her caring role!

Disabled man’s mum to fight on in cuts battle

7:00am Friday 10th June 2011

THE mother of a severely disabled Bournemouth man, who was told his care is being cut 70 per cent, will fight the decision with legal specialists.

Lorraine Zavadil will be using the same solicitors who won a test case at the high court against Birmingham Council.

She told Tuesday night’s full council meeting: “Is it not reasonable to expect a resolution that would not take this council into a protracted legal battle?”

Cuts in services hit carers hard

A carer sharing what things are like when you become a carer. No one knows unless it happens to them.

Cuts in services hit carers hard
Published on Friday 10 June 2011 08:47

I am an official carer for my wife, who is registered as severely disabled. For this I get no Carer’s Allowance whatsoever. I am 76 and under duress, doing the best I can like thousands of others unpaid carers countrywide.

I asked Social Services for a stand-in shower to be installed as I have to help my wife into and out of the bath.

The SS gave me another number to ring. This number gave another and so on.

Autistic man ‘let down’ by council

Autistic man ‘let down’ by council

PA

Thursday, 9 June 2011

A social services boss has apologised after a High Court judge ruled that a local authority unlawfully detained a 21-year-old autistic man by keeping him in a care unit for nearly a year.