Tag Archives: disability

BETRAYAL OF FAMILY CARERS WHO LOOK AFTER THE ELDERLY

September 17, 2012   Carers, disability, Older care

 

Carers UK chief executive Helena Herklots rapped failings

Monday September 17,2012

By Sarah O’Grady

FAMILY carers who bear the brunt of failures in the home care service are at risk of illness and poverty, a devastating report reveals today.

It shows that as standards decline pensioners cared for in their own homes are being left all day to cope without food or drink.

The study also warns that serious failings in the care of the elderly is leaving vulnerable people subject to cruel or incompetent treatment.

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Glasgow appoints new and independent Carers’ Champion

September 13, 2012   Carers, disability, learning difficulties, Older care, Scotland

Glasgow City Council has appointed former councillor Dr Christopher Mason MBE as the city’s new, independent Carers’ Champion.

The first appointment of its kind in Scotland, the Carers’ Champion will be expected to listen to carers, understand their needs, and ensure that their views are properly heard within the council.

Dr Mason, who retired as a councillor in May this year after 30 years as an elected member, was identified for the role in large part due to his long standing commitment to developing support services for people with autism in Glasgow. He was confirmed in the position following a meeting of the council’s Executive Committee, which gave cross party support to the role of Carers’ Champion.

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Disability charity makes last-ditch plea for support

September 12, 2012   Carers, disability, ukcuts

Opportunities Through Technology secretary Brian Snaith in the busy classroom

12:00pm Wednesday 12th September 2012 in News

A CHARITY helping disabled people remain independent and in work will close within months if it cannot find funding.

Opportunities Through Technology (OTT), based at the Colchester Institute, introduces disabled people to computer equipment and software to help them live a life without the need for support.

But after losing a grant of £25,000 due to government cuts to funding the charity is struggling to keep its head above water, and will close before Christmas if more cash cannot be found.

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