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International Women’s Day: Who cares?
An older working carer reviews her experience in a changing world by Maria Parsons
Friday, March 8, 2013
12:44 AM
Maria Parsons looks at the issue of carers in her essay for The International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK).
Maria Parsons is committed to improving services for older people and their carers. A social worker, academic and policy lead with health, social care and housing, formerly Director of Oxford and London Dementia Services Development Centres, she is now Director of the Creative Dementia Arts Network (CDAN).
International Women’s Day offers a rare opportunity to formally recognise women’s care of older people and to place ‘who cares’ firmly back onto the political agenda. For amidst the policy debates and government responses to Dilnot, scant attention, if any, has being paid to the ‘who’ of care funding; specifically on ‘whom’ and ‘what’ will the funds made available be spent?
Carers plant bulbs to raise awareness of dementia
Verges beautified for carers
Two women planted more than a thousand discounted late daffodil bulbs on roadsides around Fleet Hargate for eight hours last week to remember the plight of dementia sufferers and their carers.
Pictured are, from left, the two planters, Holbeach parish councillor Joan Woolard and Marcia Abrahams ,and Val Gemmell, who provided transport.
Joan Woolard said: “Narcissus bulbs are used in drugs to treat dementia. We’re planting to raise awareness of dementia and of the drop-in open days specially for carers and sufferers the last Monday and second Wednesday of every month at Holbeach Youth Centre.” (SG260213-127TW)
http://www.spaldingtoday.co.uk/community/community-news/verges-beautified-for-carers-1-4856245
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