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Joy	# Posted: 26 Jul 2008 06:26 Reply They are tokenistic and do nothing to support or help carers in their caring role. Very few professionals offer them because no real training is given to them and they are unable to fill one in correctly, because of lack of training. Lots of carers do decline to have one carried out; because a high percentage no nothing happens it's a process which is done because the governments say so. The carers strategy never changes it's the same every year and nothing ever happens in real terms to help. We save this government billions and get totally nothing back it's just a lip service and it's about time that we carers down tools to make them sit up and realize just what we really do. Many carers care for more then one person it's a hard and demanding job and about time we got paid.
Jen	# Posted: 7 Mar 2009 06:10 Reply Joy My reply may not get to you as it is moths on... I had a carer's assessment as I was desperate for any help and didn't want to turn it down when it was offered. I have to say, someone there for me for that one hour was helpful at the time. I agree, it changed nothing. I don't have time to talk to people in support groups. I asked only for my son's needs to be addressed. If they were, I wouldn't need support. Sad isn't it that carer's assessments are often completed in isolation. A more holistic and meaningful direction would be useful.

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