More than 100 organisations in the North East have signed a pledge to improve support for unpaid carers. Newcastle Carers ...

A survey by Carents' Room found 96% of 4,293 respondents say they are "always on alert" as a carer.

Are you a caregiver for an older person? Maybe your older relative is a cargiver themselves, looking after their partner or someone else? Whether this is a new responsibility or one that has been ...

Soon after Jonathan Cottor’s son Ryan was born, he was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy — a degenerative disease for which, at the time, there was no treatment. The doctors essentially told ...

To seek “respite” is to look for a break from strenuous effort to recharge and regroup. In the context of aged care, subsidised respite care provides temporary support to older people, which gives ...

If you look after a partner, friend or relative who would find it difficult to manage without your support, then you're a carer. There’s a growing sector of what are known as ‘sandwich’ carers - those ...

Each Wednesday, Meika Robertson's husband Rob spends the day in respite care going on outings, doing puzzles, arts activities and playing guitar. Rob, a retired musician, enjoys the social ...