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A Loved One's DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)
A loved one’s Do Not Resuscitate order can be a hard thing for others to accept. Understanding what DNRs are, how and why the are issued, how best to alert others to these orders, and what it means to...
Abuse of the Elderly and Infirm
The feature offers a summary of different types of abuse that the elderly, disabled and infirm may suffer. It describes possible signs of abuse and how remedial action may be taken....
Arranging for a Carer's Assessment
An article that describes what is involved in arranging a carer’s assessment, what information should be prepared in advance for the assessment and what it involves. It also includes topics to be dis...
Arranging For A Community Care Assessment
The article defines what a care assessment is, how it is arranged and the establishment of a care plan. It describes how to prepare for the care assessment, lists what services may be available as a ...
Arranging for Cover as a Carer
All carers need time away from their responsibilities. Arranging for cover means that a carer must understand the importance of taking a break both for themselves and their loved one, investigate all...
Attendance Allowance
The feature describes the eligibility critera for the tax-free, non means-tested benefit, Attendance Allowance. It also explains how to claim it....
Becoming A Foster Carer
Find out who can become a foster carer and how to go about applying to be one....
Being Sensitive to a Long-term Illness
Being sensitive to a long term illness means finding out about the illness in general and how it affects your loved one in particular. Carrying out your own research, speaking with your loved one, he...
Care at Home
The article explains that it is government policy for people to be helped to stay in their own homes rather than for them to move into residential care. It also gives details of what help may be offe...
Carer's Allowance
The feature explains what a Carer's Allowance is, who is eligible to receive it, how to claim it and how much money they will receive each week. The manner in which the Carer Premium is paid, an addi...
Caring for a Child
The article explores the issues involved in rearing a disabled or sick child. It describes the differents sources of help available and what financial assistance may be offered....
Caring for a Friend or Neighbour
The feature describes how caring for a friend or neighbour is a good aspect of modern life but can become onerous. It suggests when and how to involve a person's family, doctor and social services in...
Caring for a Parent: A Case Study
Case study of a sixteen-year old who is a carer for both his parents....
Caring for a Sibling
Caring for a sibling is not always easy, but many siblings feel that helping each other is just what family does. Siblings caring for other siblings must remember to identify as carers, and may disco...
Caring for a Spouse
An article describing the situations that may result in becoming a partner’s carer and the inevitable changes in the relationship that follow. It refers to the emotional trauma of caring for a spouse...
Caring for a Spouse: A Case Study
Read about the issues faced by a woman who cares for her husband....
Caring For My Disabled Son: A Case Study
The experiences of a father who cares for his son who has Cerebal palsy....
Caring For Someone and Work
An article describing some of the advantages and problems of working outside the home while being a carer. It also outlines the legal rights a carer has with regard to taking leave and having flexibl...
Caring for Someone with Dementia
Practical advice and information for the carers of dementia sufferers....
Caring from a Distance
Information and support on caring for a loved one from a distance including contact information on appropriate charities that can offer help....
Coming Out Of Hospital
The article describes the hospital discharge procedure and what help can be expected for a vulnerable person returning home and the circumstances that may necessitate admission to a care home....
Common Health Problems for Carers
The article describes how poor health is common among carers due to depression, back injury, anxiety and isolation. It suggests ways to help remedy the problems....
Concerns of Young Carers
Young carers take on responsibilities that many of their contemporaries never need worry about. Identifying young carers, exploring typical concerns for this group, acknowledging the stress of these y...
Coping Emotionally with a Loss
The article explains that you can lose a loved one to a progressive illness prior do death and suffer emotional loss again at the time of death. It describes grief, that there is no right or wrong wa...
Could I be Exempt from Paying Car Tax?
Who could be eligible for car tax exemption?...
Dealing With The Emotions Involved With Caring
The article describes the mixed emotions often felt by carers with regard to caring for a loved one....
Dealing with the NHS and Social Services
The article explains that most NHS and Social Services professionals do their best in difficult circumstances. It advises ways to ensure that dealings with the professionals run as smoothly as possib...
Disability Living Allowance
The article explains the different components and levels of the tax-free and non means-tested benefit, Disability Living Allowance. It details the eligibility criteria and how the benefit can be claim...
Discussing a Loved One's Needs With Others
For many carers discussing a loved one’s needs with others is a very hard step to take. Respecting your loved one, presenting the facts, asking for what you need and planning for further communication...
Discussing Death With a Terminally Ill Loved One
The article desribes the variety and uncertainty of ways that death may be approached emotionally as well as making clear that practical considerations, such as a Will, Living Will and Lasting Power o...
Do You Lead a Healthy Lifestyle as a Carer?
Carers by definition look after others, but this does not mean they can’t look after themselves too. Reflecting on their lifestyles should help carers find out how they boost or hinder their health, a...
Emergency Care Cover
The feature explains why it is important for carers to have an emergency plan in place for their loved one should a crisis arise and how to find out if a local carers’ emergency scheme exists. feature...
Encourage Your Loved One to Keep Mobile
The feature offers advice on ways to keep fit and how disabled people can be encouraged to get out more. There are also details on public transport for the disabled and the blue badge parking scheme....
Ensuring Your Loved One Maintains a Healthy Diet
An article explaining that a good and well-balanced diet is important to carers and those they care for....
Equipment for the Home
An introduction to the wide variety of equipment available to help disabled and infirm people live independently in their own home. The article gives contact information for organisations that provid...
Family Rotas When Caring for Relatives
Family rotas are a great way for multiple carers to support a loved one. Organising a schedule, centralising all information, determining a preferred method of communication and anticipating problems...
Fostering Infants
Fostering infants is an incredibly important job. Understanding the type and reasons such fostering may be required, what it takes to house an infant and how you can look into becoming an infant foste...
Fostering Sibling Groups
Fostering sibling groups is a huge undertaking, but one that stands to bring foster carers many rewards. In-depth planning, discussing special concerns and understanding the needs of sibling groups in...
Going into Hospital and Your Rights
The articles explains which state benefits may be affected by a hospital stay and describes a patient's rights with regard to medical treatment....
Health Benefits For Carer's
The article explains that most NHS treatments are free of charge but that fees can be demanded for some services and prescriptions. It describes the qualifying criteria required for financial help to...
Health Services Available for Carers
The article describes services availbale under the National Health. It also mentions where charges may be levied and under which circumstances these may be waived....
Home Adaptations for the Disabled
The article describes a variety of adaptations that may be made to a home to help a disabled person live more independently. It gives details about having a home assessed and applying for a Disabled ...
How Do I Become a Carer For My Elderly Neighbour?
How to become employed by a friend or relative as a carer....
How I Found the Best Care Home for My Mother: Case Study
Choosing a care home for an elderly relative or friend can be a struggle. We spoke to Susan Pennington to hear about how she streamlined the process of finding a residential home for her mother....
How To Get Help as a Carer
The feature explains that caring for someone else full-time and without help is an impossible task that will evenutally make the carer ill. Alternative outside sources of professional assistance are ...
I Have a Carer: A Case Study
Read one woman's experience of finding and having carers....
Income Support
The article describes who can claim for Income Support, the eligibility criteria and amounts paid....
Keeping Records About Care Requirements
The article describes the three record books that should be kept by a carer to record the care needs for a loved one....
Keeping Up With Dietary Requirements
Keeping up with a loved one's dietary requirements can be difficult for carers who must cope with frequent changes. Keeping good records and creating personal cookery books to meet a loved one's needs...
Lasting Power of Attorney
The article describes the reasons for drawing up a Lasting Power of Attorney, its scope and what happens if someone becomes seriously ill without one in place. It also explains how to put a LPA in pl...
Lasting Power of Attorney
The article describes different forms of community care and explains who may provide it. A brief explanation of how the care will be paid for is also included....
Limited Mobility and Common Health Problems
The feature describes common health problems associated with mobility problems and suggests ways to prevent and treat them....
Living in a Care Home
An article describing the circumstances and misgivings experienced when considering a move into a residential care home. It offers advice on how a suitable residential home may be chosen....
Living in Sheltered Accommodation
An article describing types of sheltered accommodation, how they are accessed and who they are for....
Looking After Someone in Your Own Home
The feature explores the issues involved in living with the person you care for. It advises caution when contemplating an invitation to an elderly parent or relative to live share your home....
Looking After Yourself as a Carer
An article explaining why it is important that a carer looks after their own health and welfare for the benefit of everyone....
Making a Decision About Suitable Accommodation
The feature explores the different housing alternatives available for people who are no-longer able to live independently....
Moving in to Care for Someone
Moving in to care for someone is a huge decision and not one that should be taken lightly. Give yourself plenty of time to think about what this decision will mean to your own life, investigate setti...
Moving on After Caring
Caring can end for many reasons; a move into a residential home or even death. The article explores the mixed emotions felt by carers after their caring role has ended....
Practicalities Surrounding the Death of a Loved One
The article details what formalities need to be followed when someone dies and explains when a post mortem is performed. It also offers advice on different types of funeral and how to obtain probate....
Qualifying For and Obtaining Pension Credit
The article describes the criteria for eligibility to claim Pension Credit and the amounts that may be received....
Questionnaire: Are You Getting Enough Support as a Carer?
Feeling supported is of the utmost importance to carers who take on responsibilities for other people. Reflecting on your support systems and how you feel in your role as a carer will help you better ...
Questionnaire: Are You Suited to Being a Carer?
Becoming a carer is a very personal decision. This questionnaire helps readers decide if they are suited to becoming a carer and offers advice on how to approach the decision of whether or not to car...
Respite Care
An article describing what is involved in respite care, how it is arranged and the variety of respite care schemes available. It also explains how important it is for carers to have a break, both for...
Teenagers and Foster Carers
A lot is required of foster carers for teenagers. Preparing to foster a teen, caring as part of a team and recognising the challenges of fostering a teenager can all help prospective foster carers mo...
The Consequences of Caring for an Ageing Population
Currently, our ageing population is a hot topic in terms of what the effects will be on healthcare, care services and pensions. We look at some of the issues....
The Cost of Caring
The articles describes how the costs associated with care are high and why they are increasing with an aging population....
The Government's New Deal for Carers
A description of the government's plans for future provision available for carers....
The Help Of A Hospice In Caring For The Terminally Ill
The article describes the background to the hospice movement and what it represents today. It also explores the type of treatments offered by hospices and palliative care....
The Importance of a Care Assessment
An articles describing who is eligible to request a care assessment and its importance to the carer. It explains what is involved in the assessment and what services may be provided....
Tips & Advice For Caring for a Parent
A feature describing the evolution of the parent/child relationship and how an adult child can approach the difficult time when a parent starts to need care. It lists warning signs of a parent’s appr...
Transport Options
An article describing the transport options available to people with limited mobility. It explains how different mobility aids can be obtained and what concessions are available for disabled people o...
Travel, Holidays and Insurance for Carers
A feature describing the importance of holidays for carers and what can be organised for disabled and elderly travel with appropriate insurance....
What are Care Providers
An article that defines what a care provider is and lists different organisations that provide care. It then explains what services and care should be available from the different care providers....
What Does Being A Carer Involve?
A feature on what can be involved in caring and how people inadvertently become carers. It describes how an aging population has dramatically increased the number of people involved in looking after ...
What is a Living Will?
The article describes conditions under which a Living Will may be appropriate and what it may contain. It explains how one is drawn up and that it is legally binding with regard to the refusal of tre...
Written Instructions of Your Loved One's Routine
An article describing the conditions where a list of instructions of their loved one's daily routine can be useful for a carer and health professionals....
Young Carer Going to College: Who Will Care For Parent?
Feeling guilty and worried about moving on and leaving home are common feelings for many young carers. However, it must be stressed that there is no need to feel guilty....
Your Choices as a Carer
An article describing the few areas where carers do have choice and advice on which choices to make....