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Son fears being trapped in 24-hr care for mum after service cuts
CUTS FEARS … Alan Blackett caring for his mother Edna.
A DEVOTED carer to his disabled mother fears he will be left ‘high and dry’ after he learned vital support was being withdrawn.
Alan Blackett, 35, looks after mum Edna, 68, 24 hours a day.
She suffers from chronic breathing problems, diabetes and a host of other physical problems which require full-time care.
Mr Blackett, of Redwell Lane, Marsden, said he is more than willing to help and ‘does it for the love’.
But now the only support he gets is about to be withdrawn.
‘Locked up by her paid carers’
The most vulnerable at the mercy of paid carers.
9:40am Thursday 10th May 2012 in Local
A VULNERABLE woman who was being cared for in a local authority-run home was repeatedly locked in her room by Bolton Council support workers, a court has been told.
The woman, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder and has a history of self-harm, was one of three residents in the home in Worsley Road, Farnworth.
Britain’s army of unpaid carers ‘being pushed to breaking point’
New poll of carers reveals 60 per cent are suffering health problems and many are aged 60 or over
Tuesday 08 May 2012
Britain’s army of unpaid carers are isolated, depressed, physically exhausted and broke as they struggle to cope with caring for sick and disabled relatives without adequate support.
A poll carried out by the Carers Trust has revealed nearly 60 per cent of adult carers reported suffering mental health problems due to the strain of caring and juggling other responsibilities.
