Carers Week: Coping with caring through photography
Using her photography to help her cope with her caring responsibilities, Fiona has been building a series of pictures that represent the range of emotions carers often feel.
unpaid carers
Recognising carers in the community
Across the UK, unpaid carers are the heart of communities. This Carers Week (5-11 June 2023), it’s time to recognise their vital contribution and highlight both local and national sources of support.
Caring for the carers using health technology
Recruiting and retaining care staff is an ongoing challenge for care providers, while every day another 6,000 people take on the responsibility of caring for a loved one at home. Supporting the wellbeing of staff in social care settings and the homes of vulnerable people is paramount.
Dementia support: Care As You Are
Taking on a caring role for someone living with dementia can also mean a change in relationship as their condition deteriorates.
Worn out unpaid carers uncertain services they relied on will continue post-pandemic
Figures released for Carers Week 2021 reveal that fewer than one in five unpaid carers are confident the support they received with caring roles will continue following the easing of restrictions.
Know Your Rights on Carers Rights Day 2020
Cares Rights Day is an annual event ensuring you are supported. Ruby Peacock, from Carers UK speaks to Enable about this year’s event.
New survey finds families caring for disabled adults feel forgotten during the coronavirus pandemic
A new survey by disability charity Sense has highlighted the experiences of families in the UK caring for disabled adults during the coronavirus pandemic, with over half (52%) saying the additional caring responsibilities they have had to take on has impacted their health and wellbeing.
Carers Week: Organisations are working together to improve unpaid carers’ access to medication
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Carers Trust has developed a suite of resources to support unpaid carers and pharmacy teams in order to improve access to essential medicine.
research shows carers going unidentified in the workplace
Employers are being urged to increase support for unpaid carers in the workplace, as workers fail to identify ‘hidden’ carers amongst their colleagues. According to…
Going Higher in Scotland campaign launched to support student carers
A campaign to recognise and help students who are balancing higher education with unpaid caring for a family member or friend, was launched yesterday (23 September) by Carers Trust…
Creative writing anthology reveals the hidden emotions of caring for a loved one
A new collection of poetry and short stories reveals the highs and lows of caring for a loved one as charity Carers UK publishes an…
Jackie Ashley: Life as a Carer
Last January, broadcaster Andrew Marr was one of the unlucky 152,000 people annually to suffer a stroke. The last 12 months have been a turbulent…