Category Archives: Carers

Elderly residents ‘life line’ coffee shops are taken away in Norfolk

June 19, 2013   Carers, Norfolk, Older care, ukcuts

Residents angry as “lifeline” coffee shops are taken away from 14 Norfolk care at home complexes

Residents at the Wherry Housing Associated sheltered home complex, Redmayne View, angry that Norse are cancelling their café and shop. Picture: Denise Bradley Residents at the Wherry Housing Associated sheltered home complex, Redmayne View, angry that Norse are cancelling their café and shop. Picture: Denise Bradley

Wednesday, June 19, 2013
12:00 PM

 

Angry residents of a Norwich care home have blasted funding cuts which will see their “lifeline” on-site coffee shop taken away and the hours of their shop slashed.

Older people living in the Redmayne View care at home complex, in Sprowston, say their quality of life will be damaged by the changes – part of a shake-up which has put 51 jobs at Norse Commercial Services at risk around Norfolk.

Redmayne View is one of more than a dozen care homes round the county where Norfolk County Council subsidises Norse Commercial Services to provide on-site coffee shops and convenience stores.

And with looming job cuts, those shops and stores, so valued by the elderly residents, are in danger of disappearing or having their hours reduced.

The 40 residents of Redmayne View currently enjoy a staffed coffee shop and mini convenience store service between 10am and 11.30am five days a week.

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Please remember carers now carersweek is over!

June 19, 2013   Carers, carersweek

If you’re a carer, take care of yourself too

Published on 19/06/2013 06:50

Last week was Carers Week, and Members of Parliament and people around the country paid attention to the work done by carers who undertake the enormous task of looking after their loved ones every day.

It is now 51 weeks until the next Carers Week, but that does not mean we can forget about them.
The work of a carer is arduous and unrelenting. I recall my grandad steadfastly dedicating years to caring for my nan, and now my father-in-law is in need of complete round-the-clock care.
Many of us will find ourselves in the role of carer at some point and the impact it will have on our lives can be enormous.
For many it can affect their career prospects or result in a reduced income – perhaps because they have to work fewer hours.
For others, it will reduce the amount of free time they have – perhaps having to give up sporting or other activities.
For some it can cause a breakdown in relationships.
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People with learning difficulties and their carers face disruption!

June 19, 2013   Carers, learning difficulties, ukcuts

Day centres face axe in bid to save £250k

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

By dave knapper

DATED day centres used by vulnerable adults face being axed and other care services outsourced as part of a major council review.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council hopes to save £250,000 by closing the two centres for adults with learning difficulties and transferring the users elsewhere.

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    Portland House.

The authority is also planning to outsource its remaining facilities and some of the 150 staff to voluntary or not-for-profit organisations in a bid to cut costs.

Now 750 people using the council’s learning disability service are set to be asked for their views in a three-month public consultation starting on July 8.

Members of the council’s cabinet are expected to approve the consultation process at a meeting next week.

The proposals include:

Discontinuing services at Duke Street, in Fenton, and Portland House, Middleport;

Investing £2.8 million in refurbishing The Meadows, below, in Bucknall;

Re-designing Meakin House, in Shelton, St John’s Centre, in Abbey Hulton, Waterside, in Blurton, Riverside, in Stoke and the Able Project, in Fenton;

Considering retaining or transferring some of the 150 staff employed across the centres to outside organisations.

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