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Carers sought for ‘rewarding’ respite scheme
The Shared Lives scheme, run by West Sussex County Council
Shared Lives carer, Jane Baskerville, with Richard Brooks and dogs Lucy and Larry
The Shared Lives scheme, run by West Sussex County Council, already has 73 carers providing care for 115 adults, but now the council wants to expand it. Under the initiative, adults who would normally live in residential care stay in a family environment with the carers.
Under the initiative, adults who would normally live in residential care stay in a family environment with the carers.
These respite placements can be short or long-term.
It is hoped the scheme could eventually be expanded to provide placements for the elderly, vulnerable mothers and babies and young offenders.
Martin and Jane Baskerville, of Brooklyn Avenue, Worthing, have been carers for 14 years and are keen believers in the approach, which they say tends to be of more benefit than living in larger care homes.
Carers – no time to complain
Hospice time we receive is limited
There is very much a theme about the role of carers going on in blog land this weekend with two fellow bloggers inviting posts to highlight life as a carer. The timing was great for me as this weekend I’m on my own, Andy is away working in the States and I am at home with all four children.
This is hard work. Today I have changed 7 stoma bags, 1 catheter, I have given two intravenous medications, disconnected an intravenous drip, put a new drip up, administered countless enteral drugs, carried my daughter upstairs in order to bath her and then carried her downstairs to her bedroom and the list goes on…Factor into this the needs of the three other children then preparing meals, laundry, shopping, homework, there is very little time left for me. I survive on coffee and chocolate and the children’s left overs. It’s why I go running, it actually gives me a break and I’m itching to get out running this weekend but can’t because I’m on my own and Daisy cannot be left with anyone other than a trained carer, and that’s only when she doesn’t have her TPN running (when her drip is connected she can only be left with Andy or I or a qualified nurse).
Family unpaid Carers need help!
Carers need a break, too
As a parent of three disabled children, I know even going to work can be respite. We want the support to lead ordinary lives
Lady Pitkeathley once voiced the carers’ paradox – that they feel obliged to care but not to be cared for. Everyone needs a break, don’t they: but who takes over care for the carer when the carer’s not there?
