Care For Yourself...
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An Introduction to Respite Care
For many carers, the challenges they face in caring for their loved ones can quickly become part of normal everyday life. Often care can seem like a full-time job,...
Care Homes: Selling Your House to Pay for Care
For many people about to enter a care home the only available option to pay for their residency in the short term is to sell their family home....
Care Needs & Staying in Your Own Home
Although you may have care needs, there is a wide range of services and support available to help you continue to live independently and in your own home....
Disability Living Allowance
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) is a benefit for those who are disabled. It’s available for children and adults and is classed as a tax-free benefit....
Employing a Carer: Interview Tips
If you decide to employ a carer directly, either using direct payments or privately, you will need to conduct interviews to find the right carer. It is highly...
Getting the Most from Counselling
Most carers have a largely thankless task. While the person they care for often has the benefit of medical advice to support them both mentally and physically,...
Help with Equipment and Living Arrangements
If you are disabled there is a range of help available to enable you to make your home as comfortable and safe to live in as possible....
Help with Housing Costs
If you are a disabled person living independently you may be entitled to some help with paying your housing costs.
We’ve outlined some of the main sources of...
Help With Transport
If you are disabled, there is no reason that you shouldn’t be able to get out and about.
There is a range of help available to help you both on public transport and...
How Can Carers Cope With Bereavement?
Dealing with bereavement after being a carer can be an extremely difficult time, for many reasons. The death of someone close to you, who was...
What Are Therapeutic Communities?
Therapeutic communities offer an alternative type of care for people with a variety of health issues, including mental and emotional disorders and long-term mental...
