A Carer is a person who cares in the home for an Older Person, a Person with a Disability who is Dependant, or a Child with Special Needs
In West Clare, Carers are mostly women caring for an elderly relative or a child with special needs. Typically the person they care for lives in the family home with the carer.
Key Issues for Carers in West Clare:
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Carers in West Clare feel that they are being taken advantage of by the State. The State’s expenditure in social care is significantly reduced because of the work of Carers, yet they have access to very few supports. |
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There is little or no provision of respite services, to allow carers to have some time to themselves, many carers are on 24 hours duty, seven days a week. |
| Lack of respite services means that Carers have little or no access to training, employment or social activities. |
| The fact that Carers are exhausted means that they lack a voice to express the difficulties that they are experiencing. |
| The lack of access to information on entitlements and services. |