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New members welcome to join Mole Valley ex-carers’ group
A SOCIAL club for former carers who have lost their loved ones is open to new members.
The Mole Valley Ex-Carers Social Group was started by former members of Carers Support Mole Valley who found they had more free time after losing the person they looked after.
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SOCIAL SCENE: Group members at Woodbury Cottage in Reigate RELM20120905B-001_C Photo by Liam McAvoy
Anne Broughton, who acted as carer for her husband for 12 years before his death, said: “It is hard to maintain your social life when you are caring all the time, so when you experience a loss it can be difficult to know what to do with yourself.
“The networks that are in place for carers are a brilliant help in that respect when you are an official carer, but due to lack of funding they can only support you for a year after you lose the person you are caring for.”
The social group has organised a series of outings, including a trip to Woodbury Cottage in Reigate on September 5, and Mrs Broughton hopes members will become firm friends.
She said: “The ex-carer network has been started because it is nice for people to have that social contact with people who have been through the same thing.
Ex carers need help
Former carers face difficult transition
[Posted: Sun 02/10/2011 by Deborah Condon www.irishhealth.com]
A new report has detailed the often difficult time former family carers face when their caring job comes to an end.
Currently, there are an estimated 274,000 people In Ireland providing various levels of care to family members. However, until now, no research has examined the issue of life after caring.
