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Preamble
This page soon followed when the site was created in Sept 2013. There has been little editing since and it has proved to be a well-used page.
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"People who really don’t care as opposed to just being busy with their life, show some kind of avoidance behavior. That’s a very clear sign that they really can’t be bothered with caring for you. Walk away and smile because it is their loss."
Yes, that's in some cloud, and that's where it belongs as it doesn't help carers who have no one to turn to. That's why the first quotation, also on a cloud, is the one such carers must grapple with.
Alone Home page here.
A good 50% of the emails I receive are appeals for help with this topic. I answer each as best as I can. One practical response is here.
- Have you looked for your county/town carer support group(s)? here
- Have your registered as a carer within your surgery?
- Have you discussed your own and caree situation with your GP?
- Is there a care noticeboard? If not, go to 2.5
- Have you looked at 2.7 in your library?
- Have you enquired there?
- Would you consider starting a local carer support group?
- Do you need help with 2.13?
- Have you read the Focus Groups page here?
- Quick Guide page here?
- What steps have you taken to find local carers/carees/independent carees in need?
- When new faces turn up at your meetings, what is your welcome policy?
- What is your welcome action?
- If you have a website, do you ask "Are you a carer?
- How do you respond?
- Do you offer a befriending service?
- Do you offer a sign-posting service? ... ... ...
- And wave goodbye?
- Have you already branched? You specialise in helping specific carer-group(s). here but see 2.17
- If you are considering 3.17, have you implemented 3.7? You need to be carer-oriented first.
- Update 8 October 2016 - would you host a DIY DMC - link here?
- Have you fulfilled the prerequisites above?
- Update 5 November 2016 - would you host a DMC like this?
- Have you fulfilled the prerequisites above?