Category Archives: Carers
Care home whistleblowers increasing
More than 4,300 whistleblowers have come forward in the past 16 months to complain about the treatment of elderly and disabled people in care.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) – which regulates care homes and hospitals in England – said some of the complaints concerned care home residents being physically assaulted.
Complaints rose from 22 a month in December 2010 to 556 in March 2012.
The CQC said whistleblowers included relatives and staff.
Carers to benefit from £3.9million new communications and support service
CARERS in South Devon are set to benefit from a £3.9million new a communications and support service.
People who look after others will now be able to access information, help, support and grant funding for short breaks, thanks to the Devon Carers’ initiative.
It was launched simultaneously across six different locations, including Kingsteignton ahead of national Carers Week.
Devon Carers brings together eight voluntary care organisations and charities in Devon.
Been a carer since she was ten years old
It can be difficult and frustrating that carers’ work goes unnoticed
Since she was just ten years old, much of her life has been taken up with caring for her disabled mother, but Tasha Turnbull says she wouldn’t have it any other way.
The 17-year-old student admits that now, as she gets older and her caring responsibilities infringe on her social life – and potentially on her opportunity to go to university – she can sometimes feel frustrated about being tied down to caring for her mum Cheryl.
But she adds that she “wouldn’t want a complete stranger caring for her” in her place.
“At the end of the day, she’s my mum, and it’s important that she feels happy with who is looking after her,” the Hartcliffe teenager says.
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