Category Archives: Carers
A taste of Whose Shoes?
A taste of Whose Shoes?
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Gill Phillips talks about personalisation and why she developed Whose
Shoes? – lots of photos of this learning & development tool in action!
Help with shopping for the elderly needs to be extended across the UK
Shopping service to help elderly in Bradford on Avon
8:00am Sunday 8th May 2011
A new service delivering weekly shopping to the elderly and vulnerable has been launched in Bradford on Avon.
The idea arose when Andrew Wright found himself trying to help his mother, who is registered blind, maintain her independence after his father died.
Brave young carer does a charity skydive
Newport carer’s charity skydive
10:20am Sunday 8th May 2011
A NEWPORT young carer will take to the skies to raise money two charities close to her heart.
Megan Mills, 17, will complete a tandem 13,000ft skydive to mark seven years to the day that she began caring for her dad John, 54, who she helps with his medication, after he was left with a brain injury following a stroke.