Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook carer (redirected fromCarers) Medical Related to Carers:Carters carer (ˈkɛərə) n (Social Welfare)social welfarea person who has accepted responsibility for looking after a vulnerable neighbour or relative. Usual US and...
Dr. James Chandler, from the Work Foundation, said: "The current carer's allowance is inadequate and means the financial barriers faced by carers are incredibly difficult to overcome. Not only do they face family and financial worries, their time away from work can have a real impact on thei...
It's a tall order for any child and yet the work of child carers is almost invisible, unrecorded by officials, since they're not eligible for a carer's allowance until they're 16. Which is why this year's Red Nose Day is focusing - among many other good causes - on helping to ...
Any development of an ethical framework for evaluation of carebots must be informed by the attitudes of older people themselves, with allowances being made for big variations in technophobia between people who currently are 60 years old and people who are currently over 80 years of age. The impo...
Commonly held perceptions include that being thin is healthy and ‘snacking’ is unhealthy. Changes in household composition, physical or mental health conditions and cognitive impairment can lead to inadequate food intake. Most carers demonstrate an awareness of malnutrition, but also a lack of ...