🙌Thanks to everyone who came out & supported the launch our Heart of Gold 2023 fundraising campaign over the last couple of weeks.💛If you would like to help raise vital funds across the month of June to support Ireland’s 500,000+ #familycarers , see familycarers.ie/get-involved/h….
We'll also be calling for a national audit of respite provision, for #familycarers to be given a statutory entitlement to respite and for a major overhaul of Carer's Allowance to ensure it is based on needs, not means, and appropriately recognises and compensates family carers.
Dr Colm Henry, CCO HSE Ireland National Dementia Office Also big differences in supports available to keep someone at home across the country.
This shouldn’t be the case.
Having to fight as carers to get support and made feel you are asking too much.
#familycarers
Unpaid carers provide a huge amount of value to the UK often at a cost to their own health and wellbeing
During #CarersWeek , there will be more research published showcasing the incredible contribution unpaid carers make
Joining the #RTÉUpfront audience tonight will be family carer Sinead Tighe who cares full-time for her son Daniel and will be aiming to highlight 1) the lack of respite for #familycarers and their loved ones and 2) the absence of future planning for residential care needs.
📆June is our Heart of Gold month and we’d love if you could help us raise vital funds to support Ireland’s #familycarers . A huge thanks to all who supported the launch of our fundraising campaign in recent weeks! 🙌To lend your support, please visit familycarers.ie/get-involved/h…🙏
Martin Lewis No....Im a UnpaidCarer...a family carer...we dont get Holidays.
We are THE FORGOTTEN ARMY.
❤ #UnpaidCarers
❤ #FamilyCarers
Join Caroline Owens on Monday June 12th from 12pm as she guides us through tips and strategies for effective communication for #familycarers . Register today at eventbrite.ie/e/634608650557.
1.40euro p/h full rate carers.
70 cents an hour half rate carers.
Family carers save the state MILLIONS. A yearly respite grant, although welcomed,needs to be more n more than once a year. Family carers are 😇 It's vital they are appreciated
#familycarers #DisabilityTwitter
💛Heart of Gold 2023 will help to provide essential supports & services to #familycarers in Ireland. Please lend your support by purchasing a pin from volunteers, hosting a coffee morning, joining our 50 miles in June Challenge or simply donating. See familycarers.ie/get-involved/h…🙏
Contact , SeeAbility and NDCS have worked with #familycarers on a guide on the importance of teeth and dental checks for children’s health. Find it here: tinyurl.com/DentalChecks
‘I don’t get sleep – we are totally unsupported.’
Sinead Tighe who is a carer describes what she needs from the government to assist her in caring for her son. #RTEUpfront
Nikki Dunne Family Carers Ireland Lourdes Susan Crampton Celine O Connor UCDSocialPolWorkJust Massive thanks Nikki for being a fantastic Chair but also for your reflections and insights around some of the more global issues affecting #familycarers in the context of #carerharm as well as highlighting critical support services provided by Family Carers Ireland
Carers in Ireland cannot be engaged in employment, training or education courses outside the home for more than 18.5 hours a week. Count On Us Recruitment exists to find employment opportunities for Family Carers around their caring commitments.
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Contact SeeAbility and NDCS have worked with #familycarers on a new guide on the importance of hearing checks for children’s health. Find it here: tinyurl.com/ImportanceOfHe…
‘You need to prioritise all the carers in the country’ 🙌
We are an invisible cohort in society #Undervalued #Unsupported #FamilyCarers #WhoCaresForTheCarer
Carers are not looking for mountains to move, just the very basics of support #Respite #EndMeansTest #HomecareSupport
💙 A huge thank you from OxFSN to all of you that spare your own time to help out at OxFSN - we really appreciate you. 🙏 #VolunteersWeek #VolunteersWeek 2023 #thankyou #oxfordshire #charity #carers #familycarers Gail
Join us on Wednesday 14th June from 2pm via Zoom as Safe-T-Group deliver a basic first aid class for #familycarers . Register for your free place at eventbrite.ie/e/635371602567.
The team of Social Entrepreneurs Ireland have been there for Count On Us Recruitment from the start.
Their training, support and advice has put our services and mission well on its way to transform for Family Carers in Ireland their return-to-work experience.
#FamilyCarers #SocialImpact