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Research conducted by Eurocare has examined unpaid care provided by people of all ages across Europe. It was carried out by University College London and St George’s, University of London, with support from UK charity Carers Trust and research teams in Spain, Norway and Germany.
It showed around one in 10 people aged 15 to 29 across Europe are carers. More than a quarter (27%) of these young adult carers come from households ranked in the bottom fifth for income.
Their mental health also deteriorates after becoming a carer and the impact increases the more hours they spend caring, showing the urgent need for early identification and intervention to support them. Young adults who are providing more than 20 hours of unpaid care per week are more than 96% more likely to report poor mental health compared to their peers.
Young adult carers’ education and future employment are also affected and, in the UK, there are stark inequalities in educational attainment. Young adult carers are 38% less likely than their peers to hold a university degree as their highest qualification. This rises to a staggering 86% for those who provide more than 35 hours of care per week.
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Social care providers have warned that a lack of extra funding for the sector in today’s budget will undermine efforts to help the NHS.
The provider organisation The Independent Care Group (ICG) had urged the Chancellor to improve funding to ease the crisis in the care of older and vulnerable adults.
But social care was not even mentioned when Jeremy Hunt delivered his budget this afternoon, leaving carers dismayed.
There was no support offered for social care was in the Spring Budget as chancellor Jeremy Hunt concentrated on tax cuts and providing more money for the NHS.
Measures announced included a 2p cut in National Insurance and a £3.4 billion fully funded NHS productivity plan focused on digital transformation, but there was no new money for social care.
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Demand for home care has risen over recent years, with an increasing number of people choosing to receive care and support in their own homes, so they can stay living independently in familiar surroundings.
Over a million disabled and older people in the UK receive support and care at home, getting help with washing and dressing, taking medication and preparing drinks and meals.
People who are less mobile due to illness, a disability or age can become hidden from society so their home care worker can play a crucial role in keeping them both mentally and physically well.
If your looking for help with home care for a loved one – please call us today.
Everycare Edinburgh is delighted to announce the launch of our care at home and live-in care services into Perth and Kinross.
Serving the city of Perth itself as well as the North and South Perth and Kinross locality areas, we have recently started providing our highly regarded personal care expertise in the area and currently have capacity to meet additional client demand here.
Care Manager, Dawn D’Aeth says “Everycare is at the forefront of delivering care at the quality end of the market, and we are pleased to be expanding to bring our care at home offering to even more people in need of assistance in Perth and Kinross.”
