Category Archives: Carers

Buy a Bauble and help young carers

December 13, 2011   Carers, Wales, young carers

Hang a Bauble to Help Vulnerable Children in Cardiff this Christmas

 

Sasha Mansworth 

Leading children’s charity, Action for Children, has partnered with homeware retailer, HomeSense, to launch a Christmas campaign to raise funds for Cardiff Short Breaks,CardiffYoung Carers and Vale of Glamorgan Young Carers.

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How Aladdin panto made the day for dementia sufferers

December 13, 2011   Carers, dementia, Older care

Aladdin helps Actonepanto reach the heart

 

After a recent performance of Aladdin at Barnes Court Residential Home,Sunderland, this email to Jule Watson of Actonepanto speaks for itself!

“Hi Jule,

I just wanted to let you know that our residents, staff and family members all thoroughly enjoyed Aladdin last night. The simplicity of the “stage setting” and the standard of acting/singing was brilliant. Your actors fully engaged with even the most challenging residents (we were set up on the dementia floor) and I have never seen so many smiling faces in a long time!! The songs were very familiar to the audience and, of course, this is very important to dementia sufferers because this stimulates their memories.

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Gym memberships, laptops or short holidays make a real difference

December 12, 2011   Carers, internet

Why we need to care for the carers

Looking after those who care for friends and relatives costs less than what we’d have to spend if they couldn’t do it, writes Sue Yeandle

 

A short holiday can make a huge difference to a carer, and doesn’t have to cost much.ome 6.4 million people in the UK care for sick, disabled or frail friends and relatives – and they’re often punished for doing so. Many of them pay a “triple penalty”: damage to their health; a poorer financial situation; and restrictions in everyday life. The intrinsic unfairness of this situation is made all the more remarkable by the fact their work and effort saves the public purse £119bn a year – more than the whole budget of the NHS. But in the current climate of public sector cuts, how can we make their lives better without costing the earth, and support those who wish to care without giving up paid work?
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