Tag Archives: Older care

Who cares about the carers? New manual is available

July 21, 2013   Carers, disability
  • Six million Brits work as a carer for an ill family member
  • A further 6,000 people take on the job as a carer every day
  • To aid them a Carer’s Manual has been released to help set them up

By Mail On Sunday Reporter

PUBLISHED: 22:00, 20 July 2013 | UPDATED: 22:32, 20 July 2013

When a loved one needs help, perhaps during illness or long-term incapacity, stepping in to help is an instinct. Six million Britons are carers to an adult, and every day a further 6,000 take on that huge responsibility.

But where do carers find the help and advice they need when the often complex network of health and welfare services can be daunting?

To support them, the British Medical Association has released a Carer’s Manual. Here, in the first of three extracts from it, we explore the initial steps to becoming a carer…

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The Red Cross cares for the family carer

July 20, 2013   Carers, charities, disability, Older care

Caring for carers

Many people rely on carers to make everyday things possible – from having a bath to putting food in the fridge. In fact, the 2011 census found there were 5.8 million unpaid carers in England and Wales. But what happens when carers are hit by a crisis themselves?

In Wrexham the British Red Cross is giving carers vital help so they can look after themselves and the people they support. The scheme is run in partnership with charity Wrexham Carers, and funded by Wrexham Council.

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Elderly care cap in England to benefit ‘one in eight’

July 18, 2013   Carers, Older care, ukcuts
18 July 2013 Last updated at 01:28

Elderly care cap in England to benefit ‘one in eight’

By Nick Triggle Health correspondent, BBC News

An elderly woman's hand on a stick The cap on care costs in England is due to be introduced in 2016

The £72,000 cap on elderly care costs in England, due to be introduced in 2016, will benefit one in eight people, the government has said.

The revelation came as the government set out details about how it will work.

It confirmed there would be a deferred payment scheme under which the local council would pay care fees and claim them back from the estate after death.

Labour said the details would not help elderly and disabled people struggling to get the support they needed now.

Ministers say the cap on costs is a solution to the elderly care crisis, but the level at which the cap is being set is twice what was recommended, meaning the numbers benefiting will be restricted.

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