08/06/2022
A new report, released today for Carers Week 2022, reveals that one in five of the UK’s adults is now supporting a relative, close friend, or neighbour because of chronic illness, including mental ill-health, dementia, disability, or older age.
The intensity of care they are providing has grown since earlier in the pandemic, with several factors possibly having an impact: Many services remain reduced or closed, vulnerable people continue to shield, pressures on primary health care, and the chronic shortage of social care. The number of people providing over 50 hours per week has risen by 30%.
It's time to make caring visible, valued, and supported.
To read the report in full visit: https://bit.ly/3aBAxee
To attend the WE CARE Carers Conference visit: https://bit.ly/3tmtI71