CARE These include: • Personal care and support • Day care (including domestic help) • ‘Mixed’ packages of support • Short-term residential care • Items of equipment
parents and your children - you first have to keep your own financial house in order. Try not to raid your own retirement savings to pay for your children’s college education or your parents’ long-term care. Students should take out student loans if necessary, and you should use your parents own assets to finance their care for as long as possible.
Direct Payments can also be used for employing a ‘personal assistant’ or arranging care from a private agency. Your local Social Services team will be able to advise you further. There are many benefits to Direct Payments – they allow a greater level of flexibility and freedom for the person who needs the care and support. By employing a care and support worker directly, there is greater choice as to whom the person has looking after them; what times they come and what tasks they perform. People who are eligible to receive a Direct Payment, instead of their ‘usual’ support include:
And finally, remember you’re all in this together. Don’t be a martyr. Take control and get the whole family on board to help. Getting stressed is counter productive, so make sure you get some time for yourself. Young adults still at home can occasionally take over household duties and visit their grandparents. They could accompany them on hospital visits or doctors’ appointments, and gain enormously from increased contact with an older generation.
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Older People who need social care services People with physical disability who are over 16 People with a learning disability who are over 16 Disabled Parents would receive payments for the needs of their children (non educational) Carers over 16
PRESERVE YOUR ASSETS The only person who can save for your retirement is you. To avoid many sandwich generation problems - and help your
From the 14th May the Dementia Support Group is able to offer two further services to complement its present range of activities and events for people living with dementia and those who care for them.
This is a time in your life when your parents and your children are dependent on you, so look after your health, take time out to keep up with your friends, and keep your sense of humour. Nothing lasts forever, and sooner or later, your children will find their independence and fly the nest. You’ll miss them when they go. Make the most of your time with them. Cherish your parents. They won’t be with you forever, so while you’re coping with their problems, remember how they once helped you with yours, and give them a hug from time to time.
The Dementia Support Group.
Thanks to the support of Bolton Steps and the Horwich RMI Club we are able to offer weekly Memory Cafés in Bolton town centre and in Horwich. A Memory Café is for people who have a diagnosis of dementia or who are concerned about their memory and consider that it is affecting their daily lives. Memory Cafés offer a friendly, relaxed and welcoming setting where people living with dementia and those who care for them can meet others in a similar situation share coping strategies and find out what support is available. Each Café provides a setting where people living with memory loss feel welcomed and valued. The Cafes are staffed by people who are, or have been carers, and who fully understand dementia and how it affects the person diagnosed with the illness and the rest of the family. In addition to the services we presently offer we will have: Monday 2.00 – 4.00pm at the Eden Café, Victoria Hall, Bolton Town Centre, (behind MacDonalds) Tuesday 2.00 – 4.00pm at The Horwich RMI Club, Chorley New Road, on the main bus route between Bolton and Horwich. So why not call in and see how we can help you, because
Together we can make a difference.
Registered Charity No : 1123776
Bolton’s own Dementia Support Group. Supporting people with dementia and those who care for them. Proud to serve the people of Bolton. If you would like information or advice please contact: The Dementia Support Group Carers Resource Thicketford Road Bolton BL 2 2LW Tel : 01204 386696 Email: dementiasupportgroup@googlemail.com www.allcommunity.co.uk/dementiasupportgroup
Registered Charity No: 1123776.
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