Monthly Archives: September 2011
Elderly carers ‘need more support from GPs’
12 September 2011 Last updated at 00:06
There are thought to be six million carers in the UK. Many of them are over retirement age.
By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News
The Princess Royal Trust for Carers says family doctors should offer older carers an annual health check, including screening for depression.
The charity says almost 70% of hundreds of older carers questioned in a survey said that their health was suffering because of their responsibilities.
Crossroads Care to provide day care for people living with dementia in Newmarket
New care scheme for dementia sufferers
A CHARITY which supports carers will set up a new day care scheme in Newmarket thanks to a funding boost.
Crossroads Care will introduce the Homeshare scheme to the town and the surrounding area to provide day care for people living with dementia.
The team is appealing for volunteers to act as “homesharers” by providing their own homes for the scheme
The Low Review of personal mobility needs is extended to seek views of young people
Review of DLA mobility component seeks views of young people, parents and colleges to investigate ‘double counting’
5th September 2011
The Low Review of personal mobility needs is extended to seek views of young people, their parent’s and residential schools and colleges
The independent review looking at the personal mobility needs of people living in residential care, led by Lord Low, has today published a call for evidence from disabled young people aged 16 and over, their families, and residential schools and colleges.
The Low Review has been created in response to proposals within the Welfare Reform Bill to stop paying the mobility component of the Personal Independence Payment, replacing DLA, to disabled people living in publicly funded residential care homes or colleges.
