A new support package for young carers, which offers them discounts and opportunities, has been launched. Carers aged between 11 and 18 will be eligible to apply for the nationwide
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More than a third of unpaid carers suffer from loneliness, according to new research. Some 35% of those looking after elderly people or those with an illness, disability or mental
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Social Care Wales has published a new set of resources to support social care practitioners with assessing carers’ support needs. The resources will help practitioners carry out high quality assessments
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A carer’s experience can impact on the ability of a person with dementia to “live well” with the condition, new research suggests. If carers feel highly stressed, lack confidence in
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There has been a big jump in people found to have been overpaid Carer’s Allowance – and some may face decades paying back what they owe – according to a
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A woman described by her elderly disabled mother as “her life” will be able to stay in the UK to care for her after leading judges rejected a legal challenge
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Measuring the Mountain (MtM), a unique initiative gathering people’s experiences of social care throughout Wales, share their findings in a new report. The report is the first of its kind
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An estimated 850,000 people in the UK have dementia, with most expected to go missing at least once Only a small proportion of cases of a person with dementia going
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The carers of a woman they are accused of murdering more than 19 years ago are to stand trial in April. Margaret Fleming (pictured) was reported missing in October 2016
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More than 600 people a day are leaving jobs to care for older and disabled relatives, campaigners have warned. Carers UK says the figure has increased by more than 10%
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