Ben Fogle, 47, gets his Covid jab early because he and his wife are classed as as carers

Ben Fogle, 47, gets his Covid jab early because he and his wife are classed as as carers for their epileptic daughter Ben Fogle gets coronavirus jab and says how lucky developed world is to have it The TV star has climbed Mount Everest and has also crossed the Sahara desert But the adventurer admitted … Read more

Carers who sleep at their workplace overnight are NOT entitled to the minimum wage for whole shift

Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight are not entitled to the minimum wage for their whole shift, the Supreme Court has ruled. Claire Tomlinson-Blake, a Mencap support worker in the East Riding of Yorkshire, appealed against a Court of Appeal ruling that carers are only entitled to … Read more

NHS carer’s remote island home means she faces what could be Britain’s toughest commute

Meet the dedicated NHS carer whose remote island home means she has perhaps the UK’s toughest commute – including a moonlit hike, a treacherous row and sometimes even a rock climb. Vanessa Rochester, 32, and her family are the sole occupants of an otherwise uninhabited Scottish island cut off from the mainland by a raging … Read more

Clap for Carers is back, founder calls for new ‘Clap for Heroes’

Clap for Carers is back: Organiser of original mass applause ritual calls for new ‘Clap for Heroes’ at 8pm on Thursday Clap for Carers organiser Annemarie Plas calls for weekly applause to return  Dutch yoga teacher called an end to claps in May amid fears it was ‘politicised’ Clap for Heroes to honour the efforts … Read more

Cards for carers: New breed of bank accounts cuts the risk of fraud

Thousands of people now depend on others to do their shopping, withdraw cash and pay bills on their behalf because of the pandemic. But this has put them at a greater risk of fraud. Last year, there were 29,180 concerns raised over financial abuse, according to NHS records. And if you hand your bank card … Read more

Shocking moment dementia-stricken is removed from window visit as daughter begs carers

A woman who was arrested for taking dementia-stricken mother out of her care home has shared the shocking moment carers coldly cut her window visit short after ‘ignoring concerns’ about her health.  Ylenia Angeli, 73, was detained by police on suspicion of assault last month after trying to take her 97-year-old mother Tina Thornborough out … Read more

Home-visiting carers to get free weekly coronavirus tests from Monday

Home carers to get free weekly coronavirus tests from Monday to stop disease spreading among vulnerable adults Roll-out will mean any asymptomatic cases can be detected and isolated quickly Gives ‘peace of mind’ to carers and residents they are not spreading the virus Comes after weekly tests were offered to carers in homes for over-65s … Read more

Carers are to be banned from working in more than one home to halt Covid spread

Carers are to be banned from working in more than one home to halt Covid spread after claim outbreaks in first lockdown were fueled by staff employed at multiple sites Government understood to be drawing up laws to make staff movement illegal  ONS found care homes with agency staff had higher Covid rates than others  … Read more

Unpaid carers spent extra 92 MILLION hours looking after relatives with dementia since lockdown

Unpaid carers spent an extra 92 MILLION hours looking after relatives with dementia since coronavirus lockdown, new figures show The Alzheimer’s Society found families forced to increase their care since March This is partly because paid caring services contracted during the pandemic  It estimates that women carried out 62million of these 92million extra hours   By … Read more

Why does carer’s allowance stop at state pension age?

I am a carer for my husband who has had three strokes. I wasn’t aware that I could claim my state pension, but when I did many thousands of pounds were deducted from the backpayment. I am still a carer looking after my husband, but am no longer entitled to a carer’s allowance because I … Read more