Category Archives: Carers

Daughter ‘failed by carers’ say parents

February 4, 2012   asthma, Carers

Congham: Daughter ‘failed by carers’ say parents
Published on Saturday 4 February 2012 10:32

A COUPLE have withdrawn their severely disabled daughter from supported accommodation after a “catalogue of unkept promises”.

In one incident, they claim carers failed to contact Bill and Jean Butt before leaving their 47-year-old daughter to wake up in hospital in pain, among strangers and unable to make herself understood.

Mr and Mrs Butt said they had done everything they could to work with care providers Dimensions and given them every chance but no longer had any faith that staffing problems would be resolved.

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Why a lasting power of attorney is not just for the elderly

February 4, 2012   Alzheimer’s, Carers, dementia

Mental and physical incapacity can hit at any time, which is why charities recommend planning ahead to ease the potential burden on loved ones.

 

Setting up lasting powers of attorney has brought Lyndon and Angela Hill ‘tremendous peace of mind’. Photograph: Sam Frost

We all know that we should write a will, but too few of us know we should also consider something called lasting power of attorney.

By 2025, more than 1 million people in the UK will have dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Society. One in five people over 85 already suffers from it, with rates significantly higher among women than men. Handling your financial affairs becomes virtually impossible – which is why charities who care for the elderly recommend everyone plans ahead to ease the potential burden on our relatives.

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Be Positive About MS

February 3, 2012   Carers, Multiple Sclerosis

Manchester based website leads the fight to change perceptions about Multiple Sclerosis

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MS LIFE: Manchester Central, April 14 & 15
Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 – 11:13

By Kevin McHugh

Set up late last year, Positive About MS is a website for those whose lives are affected by Multiple Sclerosis, but the aim of this Manchester based website is to offer more than just information.

Walkden based Kaz Laljee, who was diagnosed with primary progressive MS just over five years ago, created the website as a response to the media’s typically morbid portrayal of those who have MS.

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