The life and times of an unpaid carer.

Job Vacancy – full-time carer for one person or more. Hours – 24/7/365 Pay £69.70 pw if you’re one of the lucky 10% entitled Training/support – None given Responsibilities/roles – Pharmacist, admin worker, solicitor, chef, maid, taxi service, counsellor, physiotherapist, nurse/doctor, battling with social services and many, many more. Benefits – No holiday pay, sick…

The Office for National Statistics today released the data about unpaid caring from the 2021 census in England and Wales and I have included some of that data here along with the links to the maps and charts which you will find at the bottom of the page. Census 2021 asked “Do you look after,…

Just lately I’ve been hearing a lot about the funding to services that provide support to the elderly, disabled, vulnerable and those on low incomes being cut. The question that once again needs asking is why are these services ALWAYS the first to be impacted by funding cuts? Is it because they don’t care and…

Recently the Welsh Government announced guidelines stating that where possible hospital discharge should take place even if a care package is needed but is not yet in place. What does this mean for patients? It means they could be deemed medically fit to be sent home or into a care home before the required care…

As we come to the end of 2022 and look forward to 2023 it seems the year is going to end as it started for me with concerns about my health, numerous tests to undergo and new medication to take in the hope of improving things. That said I’m still here, I’m still caring and…

Earlier today I met with Stephen Reynolds of Lazarou hair salon and barbers in Duke Street Arcade, Cardiff. The salon itself is spread over three floors and earlier this year they took the decision to create a space where disabled clients, wheelchair users, the elderly and their carers could have a hair wash and cut…

Today is Carers Rights Day 2022, so lets look at some of the rights we don’t have, but should have and those rights we do have which are constantly ignored.  To begin with the government time and time again insists that what we do is voluntary and is a choice we willingly make. If we…

Yesterday Carers UK released its annual State of Caring report and not surprisingly it makes for pretty grim reading. Carers are crying out for respite, in need of having their own mental and physical health concerns treated, worrying about paying the bills and those who are working worry whether or not they’ll be able to…

Life in 2022 is now becoming unaffordable for those with disabilities, the chronically ill and the elderly as the prices of essentials that they or their carers rely upon are increasing by horrendous amounts and we have to spend extra time looking for cheaper alternatives. Yesterday I went on to Amazon to order an item…