#carers — Public Fediverse posts

Family of NDIS client who died after serious neglect shares heartbreak
By Bethanie Alderson

The uncle of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith, who died from severe neglect, has told a court he hopes his nightmares "frequent" the directors of her former NDIS provider.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/ann-marie-smith-family-suffer-heartbreak-daily/107071054

#Courts #PeopleWithDisability #SupportServices #Carers #BethanieAlderson

Why can't clinicians override inaccurate algorithm decisions?
By Anne Connolly

If the government wants a true indication of the level of feeling in the community, perhaps it should read the thousands of comments on Facebook where discussions about the algorithm, long waitlists, and people dying are growing by the day.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/independent-assessment-tool-four-corners-mark-butler-aged-care/107049498

#AgedCare #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #RoyalCommissions #Health #CommunityandSociety #OlderPeople #Carers #LawCrimeandJustice #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #AnneConnolly

Additional grandparenting admin accomplished in the last 10 days...

Organised initial appointments for the wee one for:
OT
Speechie
ADHD/Autism

Teams meetings with:
OT
Kinship assessment

Phoned Centrelink:
Child Care Subsidy has the 3yo attending primary school??? (different rate) - now fixed

Emailing CYF multiple times to keep them updated as required

#Grandparenting #Admin #Carers

When the government know every detail of your personal living situation and then weaponise that to drive you into extreme financial hardship during climate and cost of living crisis. I mean how many people truly see this post?! #Carers #Disabled

Criminal neglect charges dropped against NDIS provider's directors over client's death
By Eva Blandis

Criminal neglect offences have been dropped against the directors of a former NDIS provider Integrity Care charged over the death of their client Ann Marie Smith.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/integrity-care-amy-june-collins-guilty-plea-ann-marie-smith/107027308

#Courts #Carers #Disabilities #SupportServices #EvaBlandis

Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/matilda-davis-mother-suicide-carer-broken-social-care-system-england #Carers #SocialCare #ParentsAndParenting #Disability #Society #ChildrensHealth #MentalHealth #UkNews

Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system
By Josh Halliday

Parent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s story

https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/matilda-davis-mother-suicide-carer-broken-social-care-system-england

#Carers #Socialcare #Parentsandparenting #Disability #Society #Childrenshealth #Mentalhealth #UKnews #TheGuardian #JoshHalliday

Yarning circles raise concerns about repetition of Stolen Generations
By Jodie Hamilton

A research project is using yarning circles to hear community-based solutions to the rising number of Aboriginal children in child protection.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/solution-to-repetition-of-stolen-generations-aboriginal-children/107009486

#Children #ChildAbuse #ParentingChildren #Welfare #IndigenousCulture #Carers #JodieHamilton

What if older people refuse help outside the family? This is the taboo that could wreck care reform | Emily Kenway
By Emily Kenway

Many fear losing their independence if they agree to care workers looking after them. Any social care review must take this on board

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/older-people-help-family-care-reform

#Carers #Careworkers #Socialcare #Ageing #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #EmilyKenway

Family shocked by aged care system's complexity demands overhaul
By Adrienne Francis

Val Cupitt's family are calling for a more streamlined system to apply for aged care, after spending months navigating it to find her a place to call home.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-26/family-who-struggled-apply-for-aged-care-bed-call-overhaul/106947960

#AgedCare #Carers #OlderPeople #AdrienneFrancis

My generation shouldn’t be scared of a care tax – we’re paying one already | Gaby Hinsliff
By Gaby Hinsliff

If Andy Burnham is minded to grasp the nettle, he will need to sell it to people like me. The right will call it a ‘death tax’ – why not a levy for ageing well?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/24/my-generation-scared-care-tax-andy-burnham-ageing-well

#Socialcare #Society #Carers #AndyBurnham #Inheritancetax #Politics #UKnews #Alzheimers #Taxandspending #TheGuardian #GabyHinsliff

Spouses of people with dementia have higher risk themselves, study finds
By Paige Cockburn

Having a spouse with dementia puts you at a higher risk of developing the condition, a new study finds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/having-spouse-with-dementia-increases-own-risk-study-finds/106935582

#AlzheimersandDementia #Health #Aging #OlderPeople #Carers #PaigeCockburn

Legal action dropped against Ann Marie Smith's NDIS provider
By Stephanie Richards

Federal Court proceedings have been dropped against the former company responsible for caring for South Australian woman Ann Marie Smith, who died six years ago.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/integrity-care-federal-court-proceedings-dropped/106914618

#Carers #Courts #StephanieRichards

'I started around the age of seven': The realities of being a young carer
By Amy Sheehan

Kenny and Naomi were both younger than 10 when they became carers for family members.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-14/what-its-like-as-a-young-carer/106891386

#Carers #AmySheehan

How do you give Britain’s hidden army of young carers a break? | Is Mum OK? Documentary
By Rosie Morris, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Ekaterina Ochagavia and Lindsay Poulton

Aiden is an unforgettable young caregiver in Walthamstow, east London, who has been looking after his mum for over half his life. Every few weeks, Aiden and other young carers get a rare night off thanks to tenacious council worker Satvinder, who fights to improve the recognition of young carers in her borough. This film joins them as they reclaim a few hours of their teenage lives back.

https://www.theguardian.com/global/ng-interactive/2026/jun/09/how-do-you-give-britains-hidden-army-a-break-is-mum-ok-documentary

#Society #Carers #UKnews #London #Schools #Education #Schoolattendanceandabsence #Socialcare #Documentaryfilms #Documentary #Film #TheGuardian #RosieMorris #RebeccaMarkLawson #EkaterinaOchagavia #LindsayPoulton

The unpaid carer’s allowance plan to avoid unfair ‘cliff edge’

The #disability minister has backed scrapping the 'old-fashioned' cliff edge for unpaid #carers and introducing a new 'taper' system

https://inews.co.uk/news/unpaid-carers-allowance-could-be-cut-as-earnings-rise-4628378

Unpaid #carers show care and compassion for other in their lives - which makes it so wrong that so many are forced to get by on low incomes that don't meet their household needs. This #CarersWeek we want to highlight that injustice, and show our support for a society where no carer is left in poverty.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/10/when-profit-is-put-above-the-welfare-of-vulnerable-children-in-care; https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/05/child-care-councils-private-equity-companies. "It is an absolute disgrace & brings shame on our #country that the #experience gained in the 1960s & '70s of how to help #children survive the loss of their primary #carers was thrown away as part of destructive #neoliberal #austerity. This has led to the present situation, in which children & their futures are sacrificed to satisfy the same mistaken #ideology. The #Tories initiated it, but why has #Labour failed to do anything about it?"

🌩️ The UK is facing a “perfect storm” in which people are expected to #work longer, fund their own future #care, and provide #unpaidcare, all at once

NEW CPC-CG Policy Briefing highlights mounting pressures on #carers and the urgent need for #policy reform, as we mark #CarersWeek 8-14 June.

https://www.cpc.ac.uk/news/latest_news/?story_id=802

Parents caring for seriously ill children in UK could get financial support under ‘Hugh’s law’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/09/parents-carer-seriously-ill-children-financial-support-hughs-law #Children #Carers #UkNews #Society #Labour

All links swapped, for instances with shorter msg limits

5. Family Action https://family-action.org.uk/self-help/
6. Self-care for parents and carers https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/self-care-for-parents-and-carers/
7. Setting Healthy Boundaries https://positivepsychology.com/great-self-care-setting-healthy-boundaries/
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/dbt-interpersonal-effectiveness-skills

1. Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services-and-planning/how-to-plan-for-a-mental-health-crisis/
2. Carers https://carers.org/about-caring/about-caring
3. Online Parenting Courses https://www.coramfamilylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/online-parenting-courses/
4. Foster and/or Adopt https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption

#FosterCare #Adopt #Adoption #Adopted #mentor #guide #advice #Care #carers #caring #CaringEconomy #CareGiver #CareGiving #parent #parents #parenting #parentingAdvice #Guardian #baby #babies #kids #children #teen #preteen #teens #teenager #teenagers #young #YoungCarer #YoungCarers #youth

All help links
1. Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/crisis-services-and-planning/how-to-plan-for-a-mental-health-crisis/
2. Carers https://carers.org/about-caring/about-caring
3. Online Parenting Courses https://www.coramfamilylives.org.uk/how-we-can-help/online-parenting-courses/
4. Foster and/or Adopt https://www.barnardos.org.uk/get-support/fostering-and-adoption

5. Family Action https://family-action.org.uk/self-help/
6. Self-care for parents and carers https://www.annafreud.org/resources/family-wellbeing/self-care-for-parents-and-carers/
7. Setting Healthy Boundaries https://positivepsychology.com/great-self-care-setting-healthy-boundaries/
8. Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills https://www.therapistaid.com/worksheets/dbt-interpersonal-effectiveness-skills

#FosterCare #Adopt #Adoption #Adopted #mentor #guide #advice #Care #carers #caring #CaringEconomy #CareGiver #CareGiving #parent #parents #parenting #parentingAdvice #Guardian #baby #babies #kids #children #teen #preteen #teens #teenager #teenagers #young #YoungCarer #YoungCarers #youth

📝 The UK government's #PensionsCommission interim report - it's encouraging to see CPC-CG research referenced and acknowledged in the report, which sets out the challenges that the UK's #pensions system is facing to 2050.

The report cites research led by CPC-CG Co-Director Professor Maria Evandrou, which shows that policies encouraging #older adults to remain in #employment are in direct conflict with the rising reliance on informal #carers to provide #socialcare.

Links in comments

#pension

DWP pursued woman’s employer for nonexistent ‘benefit debt’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/20/dwp-pursued-womans-employer-for-nonexistent-benefit-debt #Carers #Benefits #CarersAllowance #UkNews #Society #UniversalCredit

The state of young Australians
A crisis of social reproduction

* “Many Australian children struggle with their mental health. Recent data shows around one in seven children (13.9%) aged 4–17 experiences a diagnosable mental illness.”

“…We estimated that reducing factors such as parental psychological distress, hostile parenting and partner violence could potentially prevent up to 40% of severe and persistent mental health problems in young Australians.” >>
https://theconversation.com/to-improve-childrens-mental-health-start-by-supporting-their-parents-271944

* Young Australians kept in the dark
Australia’s social media ban preventing teenagers from accessing the news, research finds >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/19/australias-social-media-ban-preventing-teens-from-accessing-the-news-research-finds

* Sydney mum reveals the huge cost of the school run (Young people's socialisation into (car) dependency)
"She would easily spend $170 a week on petrol, and drives between 80km and 90km often six or seven days a week, depending on what’s on. In 2024, the average household should budget between $10,000 and $25,000 a year to own car." >>
https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/scool-run-australia-cost-2024/
#SocialReproduction #StateRetreat #CareDeficit #MentalHealth #anxiety #children #parenting #carers #family #DomesticViolence #violence #suburbia #sprawl #cars #MobilityDesign #CarDependency #work #WageStagnation #inequality #housing #instability #DoubleBurden #financialisation #outsourcing #SocialMedia #MSM #independence #citizens

Millions of unpaid UK carers ‘living in agony’, says Louise Casey https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/14/millions-of-unpaid-uk-carers-living-in-agony-says-louise-casey #Carers #SocialCare #LouiseCasey #Society #Politics #UkNews

Older people risk mental decline if they do long hours of caring, UK study shows https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/13/older-people-risk-mental-decline-if-they-do-long-hours-of-caring-uk-study-shows #Carers #SocialCare #UkNews #Health #MentalHealth

‘It’s so full of love’, the festival for young carers

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/the-festival-for-young-carers/