What if carers went on strike

zztopgirl

mrcow wrote: »

If you got run over by a bus and were seriously injured do you mean?.....

You would go to hospital and your family would either go into care or a friend or family member would take over for you if your family are uncapable of taking care of themselves........the same as would happen with my family if something were to happen to me.

If i were run over (g-d forbid), ss cant help, they wrote off dh last year. Family cant help, they can only tolerate dh for a short time. I never think of this though, i just roll up my sleeves and get on with it. Its probably the same situation for the majority of carers out there, those lucky enough to get c.a. or not.

mrcow

mrs_pepperpot wrote: »

are not social services duty bound to help carers......if not what exactly are they for? ..... but who doesnt get services if the council tax must not rise....
ummm carers !!
correct.

Social services are there to help, but there isn't a bottomless pit of money. We all struggle and taking more money off other people is making life tough for them too.

I'm not saying that you don't have needs, but what purpose would walking away from your family for two days serve? If their conditions are such that they can fend for themselves for that time then go ahead, but I certainly wouldn't do it to my children, no matter what point I was trying to prove

mrs_pepperpot_3

could the government afford 87 million......... lol, id love to strike for just three hours, i have my son 24/7

zztopgirl

mrs_pepperpot wrote: »

Carers are the forgotten ones and yet as you all know they save the country £87billion. It may seem easy to say these words, but when you see the reality, I’m sure it would upset you as much as it does me. From the last census we can assume there are carers who have not been included in these statistics, the hidden carers of our society, because they do not think of themselves as carers.

When i became a carer, i wasnt classed as a carer, i was told dh was self-caring, he could walk, talk and eat so thats classed as self caring. He couldnt cook, go outside or wash (he could only walk a few metres at a time, but was told he could walk home from hospital-5 miles away). I am strong enough to fight back against the idiots who said i was not his carer but i do feel embarrassed sometimes when people ask me where i work. It should be classed as a full time job, but actually its an unpaid (and one that a person with any sense wouldnt apply for!) job, where i was thrown in at the deep end with no training or information about his disability.

My mum is a hidden carer, i know she wouldnt class herself as a carer, my dad has ms.

HC_2

Care work is a job that is open to anyone. No qualifications or experience needed. Therefore it attracts losers, no-hopers and worse.

I have acquaintances who are carers, so I know some are kind, decent people who do an excellent job for modest pay. For some, it is a vocation. For others, not.

However, striking...?

The Poles would fill your jobs.

HC_2

Needless to say, I am not talking about caring for a family member or loved one. My comment referred only to those whose job is caring for those to whom they are allocated.

mrs_pepperpot_3

i get paid 50.00 a week for a full 24 hour x 52 days a year , most nights i chnge sheets for one or other and sleep on the sofa when i can

mrs_pepperpot_3

a pole is welcome to my job, on that salary.............. lol

oldMcDonald

HC wrote: »

Care work is a job that is open to anyone. No qualifications or experience needed. Therefore it attracts losers, no-hopers and worse.

I have acquaintances who are carers, so I know some are kind, decent people who do an excellent job for modest pay. For some, it is a vocation. For others, not.

However, striking...?

The Poles would fill your jobs.

And for some it is not a job. We wake up one morning and go from being an ordinary wife and mum to being a carer for the rest of someones life. BAM! Like that. No real choice, no chance to grieve for your old life, just get on with it. Nothing to do with being a no-hoper, a loser, or a vocation - it's just the card you have been delt.

zztopgirl

mrcow wrote: »

Social services are there to help, but there isn't a bottomless pit of money. We all struggle and taking more money off other people is making life tough for them too.

I'm not saying that you don't have needs, but what purpose would walking away from your family for two days serve? If their conditions are such that they can fend for themselves for that time then go ahead, but I certainly wouldn't do it to my children, no matter what point I was trying to prove

SS ended dh's case, they use priority-if thats the right word, for the more severely disabled. Probably cos i cope so well with dh, and buying tonnes of books from amazon to self-educate on his condition, they ended his case, i presume so the social worker can take on a more needy case.

I personally wouldnt leave dh to fend for himself, despite wishing i could run away and book myself into a hotel for the night just for a break earlier this afternoon. I wouldnt do that. But i know how Mrs P feels. Its different for children, but to care for disabled adults really tries the most caring and honest person. To say its not easy is a massive understatement.

I forgot to add in previous post, that on becoming a carer, your needs become obsolete, you fail to exist. Somedays i just wanted to go and get a haircut, but on the brief times i had respite, there were always other things to get on with. At least the respite was free through ss, i was offered Crossroads but never got to the top of the list.