Daughter ‘failed by carers’ say parents

February 4, 2012 — Wendy

Congham: Daughter ‘failed by carers’ say parents
Published on Saturday 4 February 2012 10:32

A COUPLE have withdrawn their severely disabled daughter from supported accommodation after a “catalogue of unkept promises”.

In one incident, they claim carers failed to contact Bill and Jean Butt before leaving their 47-year-old daughter to wake up in hospital in pain, among strangers and unable to make herself understood.

Mr and Mrs Butt said they had done everything they could to work with care providers Dimensions and given them every chance but no longer had any faith that staffing problems would be resolved. (more…)

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Why a lasting power of attorney is not just for the elderly

February 4, 2012 — Wendy

Mental and physical incapacity can hit at any time, which is why charities recommend planning ahead to ease the potential burden on loved ones.

Lyndon and Angela Hill

Setting up lasting powers of attorney has brought Lyndon and Angela Hill ‘tremendous peace of mind’. Photograph: Sam Frost

We all know that we should write a will, but too few of us know we should also consider something called lasting power of attorney.

By 2025, more than 1 million people in the UK will have dementia, according to the Alzheimer’s Society. One in five people over 85 already suffers from it, with rates significantly higher among women than men. Handling your financial affairs becomes virtually impossible – which is why charities who care for the elderly recommend everyone plans ahead to ease the potential burden on our relatives. (more…)

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Be Positive About MS

February 3, 2012 — Wendy

Manchester based website leads the fight to change perceptions about Multiple Sclerosis

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MS LIFE: Manchester Central, April 14 & 15
Posted Friday, February 3, 2012 – 11:13

By Kevin McHugh

Set up late last year, Positive About MS is a website for those whose lives are affected by Multiple Sclerosis, but the aim of this Manchester based website is to offer more than just information.

Walkden based Kaz Laljee, who was diagnosed with primary progressive MS just over five years ago, created the website as a response to the media’s typically morbid portrayal of those who have MS. (more…)

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Banks should make better provision for carers

February 3, 2012 — Wendy

Carers and Online Banking

Stuart Andrew (Pudsey, Conservative)

These days, we seem to talk a lot about banks and banking, and for many in the House it is nice that there is a profession slightly less popular than ours. Since notice was given of this debate, I have had right hon. and hon. Members ask me what it was about, and when I explained it, many of them gave examples of similar problems raised with them by their constituents. I am glad, therefore, to have been able to secure this debate. (more…)

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Charities bearing burden of government cuts on dementia

February 2, 2012 — Maureen

Charities should not have to plug the gap for government investment

Fundraising | Niki May Young| 2 Feb 2012

Alzheimer’s charities say they should not be expected to subsidise a lack of funding from the government for dementia research, following a study which aims to increase capacity for dementia research in the UK.

There are currently nearly 1 million people affected by dementia in the UK, excluding family members and carers, advises the Defeating Dementia report by Alzheimer’s Research UK, which warns that with an ageing population and without investment in research, these figures could easily escalate.

Lack of funding was the most common response from a base of 120 researchers working in the dementia field asked about barriers to past and future progress in this area. (more…)

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