Carers

i work as a carer, although i say work...i dont actually think of it as work. i absolutely love my job! i care for adults with learning disabilities living within their own homes. the disabilities range from bi-polar to downs syndrome, cerebal palsy and autism. i have worked for the same company now for 3years. although i do have qualifications, i dont think you actually need any to become a carer. since working for the company, i have been lucky enough to be funded for my NVQ in Health & Social Care Level2, and would now like to try towards my level3. Also i have been put through alot of training, eg: health & safety, first aid, manual ...  Read the complete review

Although I have never been a carer myself I wanted to heap praise on those who are, having lived with a carer for years in one way or another I feel well clued up on the subject. I say having lived with one because in my younger years living at home my mum was one and in my first few years of marriage it was also my wife's career before she left to bring up our kids. The work these people do both in patients homes and in care homes is extraordinary and some of the tales I have heard from my mother and my wife on things they have had to cope with would make your toes curl. Stories of becoming attached to certain patients only to see them ...  Read the complete review

I have worked in a care home for the past 10 years and I really do love my job. I have grown to love each individual residents for their own little ways and really do love my job. I find it really horrible and upsetting that in the paper you only ever hear about the bad sides of the caring industry and never the good. I have only ever read about the elderly being abused in care homes and nothing I have ever read has been positive and apprising. Why isn't the nice things noticed? All the love and care we give our clients becomes un noticed to the public and we all seemed to be classed under the same category as "we all seem to abuse our residents" I ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION This is based on true life, I shall call the couple involved Frank and Hilda (not their real names). I know this is not an isolated situation, there are lots of others out there in similar circumstances, needing care in their old age. IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH Eighteen months ago an elderly gentleman died. He had been a tower of strength, coping almost single handedly with the care of his wife, who had shared his life for over 50 years. Badly disabled with various mobility problems and crippled by arthritis, Hilda had relied on Frank for many of her needs and, like so many other partners, the strain of coping eventually ...  Read the complete review

Let's start with the definition of a carer : A carer is someone who looks after a friend, relative or neighbour needing support due to sickness, age or disability.* This definition does not include any professional care-workers, such as home helps or nursing home staff, by definition a carer is unpaid and usually has no training (although they probably have far more experience than trained staff). This review will mainly focus on when a parent takes on the role of the carer of their disabled child. *Taken from http://www.direct.gov.uk/Audiences/CaringForSomeone/ ...  Read the complete review