Psychology Department Keele University The use of the Internet to get information on supporting or caring for people with a learning disability (mental...
The use of the Internet to get information on supporting or caring for people with a disability (Questionnaire for carers) When you have completed the...
of course there is no booklet as it was sent as an attachment and attachments are automatically removed from the list. for a copy of the booklet please contact...
Dear carers, Thanks for your support to this research. Your opinions are very helpful and important. However, most of my replies were from professionals rather...
Hi You might find simply the problem is that carers live on the breadline and for many a computer and its` relevant costs are out of their budget Margaret...
Margaret Blackmore
margaret.blackmore@...
Jul 16, 2002 7:21 pm
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Hi all, Some may remember that I was looking into the provision of a website or Autistic spectrum disorder children. Well somewhere along the line I lost grip...
you might want to check out the learning disabilities page - http://www.equip.nhs.uk/topics/neuro/learning.html or the children's health page -...
Sarah Greening
sarah.greening@...
Jul 18, 2002 7:56 am
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well more or less. Hi all, I shall son be becoming an ex-carer as the local authority have agreed a funding package of £1600 per week for the young man I look...
Dear Tim,Talking about paying people to help care. My daughter Vicky is now 16, can i apply for independant Living Allowance for her to employ someone to help...
Allysonlilly@...
Jul 22, 2002 3:19 pm
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... for ... Independant Living Fund yes and no. It was no good for the young man I look after becasue the total intervention per week was over the limit...
Dear Allyson, Your local social services should be able to give you the details of the organisation they fund to help people arrange direct payments and hire ...
Ruth Windsor
info@...
Jul 23, 2002 7:45 am
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From the consultation we did with the European lot is now on-line on our website. This is only specifically for Birmingham but makes interesting reading. If...
Thoughts to share!! Picture one mature care tupperware bowl in hand trying to pounce on a extreamly hoppy Mr Fisher in hallway. Best bout of real giggles I...
Margaret Blackmore
margaret.blackmore@...
Jul 27, 2002 9:57 pm
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I'm back on the carers list after a break of 18 months - this is taking a bit of getting used to after the old way of posting messages. For anyone that...
Congratulatons Gosh what did go on in those missing 18 months!! best wishes to robert in his final year. margaret ... From: "ginaag68"...
Margaret Blackmore
margaret.blackmore@...
Jul 30, 2002 6:02 pm
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HI Tim Like most carers you are about to reach a time when you will suddendly miss the old routine of caring so be prepared. We all get our own routins and ...
Margaret Blackmore
margaret.blackmore@...
Jul 30, 2002 6:02 pm
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Hi Margaret, I can tell you what went on for 18 months - a lot of rearranging of furniture!! We have moved our bedroom 3 times and the living room twice to...
For many years (1977-1992) I cared for a sick wife and had to raise two young girls. This was when Carers were not a socially recognised group of people. The...
Michael Hill
mike@...
Jul 31, 2002 6:54 am
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When is a carer not a carer? Stand by, this is my first attempt to post a message, I'll send some more shortly. Colin [Non-text portions of this message have...
Colin Richardson
colin-r@...
Aug 1, 2002 10:30 am
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... shortly. ... In my view Colin a carer is a carer when they provide care of any sort and any level to people with a disability without formal employment to...
You'll always be a carer Tim, no matter what you do because at the end of the day athough your lad may have someone else doing the caring but you'll still be...
Hi Gaynor It is not a question of whether we are paid or not. I was refering only to the term carer, which causes organisations problems with raising money if...
Tim, If you moved to another area would you have to start the funding process all over again or once Birmingham have agreed to funding is that binding wherever...
... all over again or once Birmingham have agreed to funding is that binding wherever you move to? ... The funding for care always comes from the home...
It cost me a lot of carpet wear before posting my previous message 'when is a carer not a carer'. I had intended to follow up with more explanation but now...
Colin Richardson
colin-r@...
Aug 1, 2002 6:56 pm
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That explains a lot about the respite thing - Derbyshire have been witholding respite care telling me that Robert does not fit into their criteria and that...
Ruth Windsor who has provided a lot of information to this list and to carers in general has left the list for now. To understand why visit her website below. ...
I know that she founded the charity but who employed her management committee? I think this is a great shame - we as carers are being strangled by the powers...
