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Newbie with questions
- Thread starter Elaine65
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Welcome to the forum @Elaine65
Lovely to have you here with us. 🙂
Do you know which type of diabetes your husband has? And how long has he been living with it?
What sort of treatment does he use to help manage hos blood glucose levels? And are there particular needs he has which you help him with?
One of our moderators @Docb has quite a lot of experience of carer-support systems in various parts of the country, and might be able to give you some useful hints and tips?
Lovely to have you here with us. 🙂
Do you know which type of diabetes your husband has? And how long has he been living with it?
What sort of treatment does he use to help manage hos blood glucose levels? And are there particular needs he has which you help him with?
One of our moderators @Docb has quite a lot of experience of carer-support systems in various parts of the country, and might be able to give you some useful hints and tips?
Docb
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Hi @Elaine65 and welcome to the forum. I am a carer and volunteer for a charity that does carer support and although not an expert I have a bit of experience.
If your husband needs you around to provide support for whatever reason, and it does not have to be personal care, then you are entitled to a carers assessment carried out by, or on behalf of, your local authority. This will give you the chance to talk through all the practical and not so practical issues that arise when you become a carer with a professional. You can then see where that leads.
Generally, the way the system works is that the local authority has a statutory obligation to provide assessments but most contract that process out to third parties, mostly charities, to carry out the work. This means there is a real post code lottery when it comes to provision of services. Some local authorities are far better than others and the only way to find out what things are like in your area is to google "carer services" and "your local authority" and follow the contact links. It is worth doing because if it works well in your area you should get access to information about what services are available in your area to support both your husband and more importantly, yourself. Being a carer for somebody whose thought processes might not be as rational as they might be can be very wearing on the carer and having a local support system to turn to can be a valuable asset.
Good luck and let us know how you get on if you go down that route.
If your husband needs you around to provide support for whatever reason, and it does not have to be personal care, then you are entitled to a carers assessment carried out by, or on behalf of, your local authority. This will give you the chance to talk through all the practical and not so practical issues that arise when you become a carer with a professional. You can then see where that leads.
Generally, the way the system works is that the local authority has a statutory obligation to provide assessments but most contract that process out to third parties, mostly charities, to carry out the work. This means there is a real post code lottery when it comes to provision of services. Some local authorities are far better than others and the only way to find out what things are like in your area is to google "carer services" and "your local authority" and follow the contact links. It is worth doing because if it works well in your area you should get access to information about what services are available in your area to support both your husband and more importantly, yourself. Being a carer for somebody whose thought processes might not be as rational as they might be can be very wearing on the carer and having a local support system to turn to can be a valuable asset.
Good luck and let us know how you get on if you go down that route.
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