'No worse off?' Aged care reforms unleash wave of confusion and despair
By Anne Connolly
The reforms have unleashed a wave of confusion and despair amongst hundreds of thousands of elderly Australians, from those wanting care to those who already have it.
#AgedCare #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #CommunityandSociety #Health #Carers #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #OlderPeople #Disabilities #Budget #AnneConnolly
Elder abuse 'under-reported' but no need for new laws, parliamentary inquiry says
By Alex Brewster
Elder abuse often occurs within families, with a parliamentary inquiry describing the issue as part of a wider systemic problem.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/queensland-elder-abuse-report-complex/106135890
#AgedCare #Carers #GovernmentandPolitics #LawCrimeandJustice #Parliament #AlexBrewster
The truth about the āgender care gapā: are men really more likely to abandon their ill wives? https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/dec/06/gender-care-gap-are-men-more-likely-abandon-ill-wives-family-relationships #Health&wellbeing #Relationships #Lifeandstyle #LongCovid #Society #Carers #Health #Cancer #Gender #Women #Men
Support for unpaid carers at event in Lichfield
https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/12/02/support-for-unpaid-carers-at-event-in-lichfield/
Saturday morning. Itās been a very tough and grief-filled month in both surprising and anticipated ways and thereās hard recovery ahead. I woke up early listening to a bulbul singing by our front door, appreciating this tiny reminder to be observant of small joys.
Shout out to all the carers on here. Whoever you care for, this is a message of love to you in your own right, a hope that you can take a breath, hear a bird, do one thing for you.
The headlines of the report in the DWP actions around the Carers' Allowance will not surprise you, merely confirming the inhumanity & callousness of the Department of Work Pensions.
The very fact that a Labour Govt. has not moved quickly to solve this issue, while of course also saying they're going to crackdown of benefit fraud, tells you the DWP is not an outlier.
We should be celebrating & valuing the work of carers not persecuting them!
"Many carers said they were harassed and treated like criminals by DWP staff. Hundreds were convicted of benefit fraudā
DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carerās allowance scandal
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal
#welfarebenefits #carers #dwp #claimants #fakefraud #carersallowance
A report on the persecution of unpaid carers over the 'overpayment' of carers allowance, will result in the DWP re-examining cases & (one assumes) halting actions against carers pushed into debt by DWP's mistakes.
However, while this has caused financial crises & mental health difficulties for many carers, there looks to be no likelihood of a compensation scheme.
Its yet another case of the machinery of state bureaucracy abusing the vulnerable!
#carers #politics
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal
"DWP to reassess hundreds of thousands of cases in carerās allowance scandal" - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/nov/25/dwp-to-reassess-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cases-in-carers-allowance-scandal
- but of course we can't afford a Universal Basic Income š”
#ukpolitics #carers #ubi
Today is #CarersRightsDay. Find out how #ESRCfunded CPC-CG research is uncovering #financial and #employment pressures on informal #carers and the urgent need for better recognition, support and planning: https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?action=story&id=865
Professor Jane Falkingham, CPC-CG Director, comments: āOn #CarersRightsDay, we recognise unpaid #carers, often #caring at great personal cost, and the importance of knowing carers' rights." Watch Jane's full statement for Carers Rights Day: https://youtu.be/G7ZrEuqPg0k
Congratulations to my good friend Anna, who a few years ago set up the Curae Prize in the UK for writers who happen to be carers.
The second anthology is due to be published shortly - but due to funds, this is the final Curae Prize. I know at least some of the profits will go to Carers UK.
#Bookstodon #Carers
https://renardpress.com/books/the-curae-2/
Research by CPC-CG's Athina Vlachantoni and Jane Falkingham has been reported by the National #ChildDevelopment Study for its importance in shedding light on which #carers might be more likely to cut back on work, and the possible reasons why: https://ncds.info/caring-responsibilities-and-working-life/
#ageing #gerontology #socialscience #demography #caring #employment #sandwichgeneration #worklifebalance
I'm thinking of making an illustrated guide for carers. I want it to be an easy read and have a sense of humour.
What terms would you like to see in it?
Dementia challenges in the UK, I am pleased this is on their radar. With my parents, who both had dementia, there was a lot of support but it was a struggle to get it. The workflow could have been tidied up.
I'm not sure what happens here in Canada. I do know that neighbours complain there is literally no support for carers.
https://www.ukri.org/news/science-minister-announces-dementia-patient-flow-challenge/
Sessions in Burntwood offer support for carers
https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/2025/10/24/sessions-in-burntwood-offer-support-for-carers/
#Wordweavers 14 Oct 'Who among your characters is the most cautious?'
Without a shred of doubt. It's Aunt Sylvie.
Sheās the boss at the Noble Coliseum.
Part orphanage, part old peopleās home, part hospice, and part adult education centre.
see Alt Text for more
#scifi #SlenderWolf #LifeLongLearning #carers #philanthropy #orphanage
Sessions to provide support and advice for local unpaid carers
For Afghan refugee Masooma, fostering a child has given her a sense of freedom
By Olivia Mason
Masooma came to Adelaide as a refugee from Afghanistan in 2016, and has become the carer of a young girl from a similar cultural background. Experts say it is important carers reflected the diversity of children in care.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-06/culturally-and-linguistically-diverse-foster-carers/105755058
This article echoes exactly what we, and countless others dealing with dementia in the family, are going through. Itās a bloody cruel disease. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/conditions/dementia/caring-for-parent-with-alzheimers/ #alzheimers #dementia #carers
