Carers Reviews

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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

I will warn you before I start that this opinion may be a little disjointed as it is not a subject that I find easy to write about for obvious reasons! Lets get the definitions out of the way first. Carer's Allowance is payable to any individual looking after a person who receives Attendance Allowance, so if you are ...  Read the complete review

Community Care Assistants This is a tribute to the many people who devote their lives to the caring of the elderly and infirm and also designed to provide an insight for readers into the role of a community care assistant. Many of us probably take certain aspects of life for granted and may not consider the unfortunate ...  Read the complete review

Handy little act, this one, and a bit of a sly one too, in some ways, which I'll try to explain. It is aimed to protect or at least recognise the vital importance of carers (that being someone who is providing a substantial amount of care for a disabled, elderly, or otherwise vulnerable person, which includes those with ...  Read the complete review

I am a carer, I look after my dad who is disabled, and I have been looking after him since I was 14. I help him in many ways the most important ways being pushing the wheelchair, administering tablets, driving him to hospital appointments, helping him to get out of bed, on to the toilet etc. But there are many more ...  Read the complete review