Author Archives: wendy
Miliband and Cameron back cross-party talks on care
Miliband and Cameron back cross-party talks on care
Ed Miliband says the scenes of abuse filmed by Panorama at the Winterbourne View care home “shame our country”
Mr Miliband said he wanted parties to work together so people could “grow old with dignity”.
A young man reads his poem about MS
A really touching and brave poem that will ring true for anyone who knows about MS.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE5Wu9IQsbg[/youtube]
Carers of children with disabilities need respite
Carers of children with disabilities need respite
Closing short breaks units will pile even more pressure on the already stressed parents of disabled children
- Kate Belgrave
- guardian.co.uk,
- Monday 6 June 2011 15.34 BST
This month, Lancashire county council will start to consult parents of children with disabilities about plans to close some of the county’s short breaks units (once called respite). The units give parents much-needed breaks from caring, and children a chance to socialise.
The plans to close units could impact on families such as Colin and Jennifer Dalley’s. They have three daughters with learning disabilities and behavioural problems, all needing supervision and support. The youngest, Kirsty, 11, needs constant care and monitoring, because she has severe epilepsy. She has an adapted bed and bathroom.
