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Do you have a story about caring for elderly relatives that you would like to share?
Topic created By - (18 April 2012 - 15:53:00) If you currently care for an elderly relative or friend, then we would love to hear about your experiences.  What issues have you faced?  How do you find it?  What is the biggest issue you face a daily basis?  How are you feeling?

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Re: Do you have a story about caring for elderly relatives that you would like to share?
Submitted By - Elizabeth 15/05/2012 14:15:52 You may find it helpful to rehearse the discussion that you want to have with an older relative by talking to one of the experienced advice workers at Independent Age (one of the expert partners for this site) about the specific individual issues involved. Most people contacting the advice service are family members and carers and many of those say that they wished they had heard about this service before. Telephone on 0845 262 1863 or email them at advice@independentage.org 
Re: Do you have a story about caring for elderly relatives that you would like to share?
Submitted By - brushead 14/05/2012 16:16:44

Thanks coolerking45 and ChrisMinnett for sharing your thoughts and ideas on where to find helpful content and info... I was wondering if anyone had used a counselling service or a third party to get the conversation going?

Does anyone have any experiences good or bad they can share with the rest of us?

 

 
Re: Do you have a story about caring for elderly relatives that you would like to share?
Submitted By - coolerking45 05/05/2012 11:17:26 I found a number of useful factsheets that you can download on the Carers UK website, including info on carers' rights and benefits. There are also some here on this site under the expert help section which are a good start point.
Re: Do you have a story about caring for elderly relatives that you would like to share?
There is a lack of information about caring for elderly people and more brochures on this subject would be useful
Re: Do you have a story about caring for elderly relatives that you would like to share?
Submitted By - ChrisMinett 11/05/2012 20:05:15 One of the common struggles for people who are helping care for a family member or friend is finding helpful information. That is one of the reasons Engage has launched EngageWithYou and brought a number of partners together. So you're in the right place!

To get the ball rolling... a couple of useful links to resources and information sheets are:



and for a list of over 60 various charities and organisations whose websites may have the information and help you seek is at our Action for Ageing website (who I work for)  http://www.actionforageing.com/resources-2/resources/

If you look at the various sites above and feel they are not providing the info you are after, please leave a further comment here and we can see if we can source something more specific for you :)