Offaly Carers Give 83,000 Unpaid Hours Weekly
Carers in county Offaly give more than 83,000 hours unpaid care to the county’s sick, elderly and vulnerable each week. Of Offaly’s 3474 carers, 40% regularly work a minimum of one to 14 hours a week, whilst a further 48% work between 15 and 43 hours a week. To highlight the work of carers in […]
“Stop praising carers with words while punishing them with cuts” says Offaly Carers
Easier to get €700 per week for nursing home care, than €100 to help family carers The Carers Association yesterday launched its Pre Budget Submission 2013 calling on government to put its own policy of caring for people in their own homes into practice. The National Carers Strategy, published earlier this year, promised to […]
Home Help/Home Care Action Group Demands the Government and HSE Restore All Home Help Hours Cut This Year
The Home Help/Home Care Action will stage a major march to Dail Eireann on Wednesday 17th October to demand that the Government and HSE immediately cease attacking the elderly, sick and disabled and restore all home help hours and home care packages cut this year. “There was widespread shock and anger in communities across Ireland […]
