Tag Archives: carers

Grandparents caring for disabled children

Grandparents caring for disabled children

There have always been children who have been raised by their grandparents. It is not clear whether the numbers have increased, but according to the Grandparents’ Association the numbers of children b ...
Who cares

Who cares

While financial responsibility for the NHS rests on the budget provided by the Government, care provision is the duty of local councils and shocking new statistics show a frightening shortage of facil ...
Living with dementia – a personal story

Living with dementia – a personal story

Seven years ago, we received the diagnosis that my mum had vascular dementia.  There is still confusion over the difference between dementia and Alzheimer’s: there are over 200 causes of dementia, and ...