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Dementia care pledge for Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent
Pledge for excellence in dementia care for Norfolk, Suffolk and Kent launched
By rosa mcmahon
Saturday, February 23, 2013
7:00 AM
An initiative advocating exemplary care for people in the region affected by dementia was launched in mid Norfolk yesterday.
Manorcourt Care day centre in Griston hosted the Dementia Pledge for Norfolk Suffolk and Kent, which encourages those caring for people with dementia, either at home or in day centres, to sign up and commit to providing high standards of care.
A central part of the pledge, which aims to include more than 500 care providers, is to put the individual with dementia at the centre of care, as well as gaining a strong understanding of the condition.
Carers looking after someone with epilepsy often neglect their own health
Carers need help
Figures show that more than one million people spend 50 hours a week providing unpaid care according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Of the 5.8 million who look after family members and friends, 1.4 million people provide more than 50 hours a week of free care.
A survey carried out by Epilepsy Society in 2011 showed that carers looking after someone with epilepsy often neglect their own health needs to care for a loved one.
The unpredictability of the condition and the fact that the need for care can change over time all contribute to the physical, mental and emotional stress of caring for someone with the UK’s most common serious neurological condition.
County Council helps Norfolk charity to ‘smile’
County Council helps Norfolk charity to ‘smile’
18 February 2013
The future is looking increasingly bright for a Norfolk charity and the children and young people they support, after Norfolk County Council granted them a significant funding boost.
Nelson’s Journey, currently based on Meridian Way in Thorpe St Andrew, will receive £250,000 from the council towards their fundraising efforts to purchase a property for their new headquarters.
Established in 1997, the charity supports bereaved children (up to and including the age of 17) living in Norfolk to move forward positively, following the death of a significant person in their life.
