I am posting below a copy of a letter I HAVE SENT TODAY TO sOCIAL sERVICES.
Alison Ansell, Mental Health Team, Clacton.
I am a carer, but today I have been made to feel a second class citizen. My crime, I am a carer for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease .- We appreciate that Lionel has sufficient funding for his own needs, so I was assessed in my own right as a carer.
First mistake, carers have no rights. We have now been assessed as needing extra help for Lionels personal needs, but for Connie, A MANICURE ONCE A MONTH.
Sorry, but the day I need Social Services to provide me with a manicure I BOW OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
Lovely girl arrived tonight to help me put Lionel to bed, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. Prearranged time, no flexibility..
I am utterly disgusted that this is how Social Services treat carers, I had hoped I was worth more.
I am posting this letter on the Alzheimer’s website, there I shall , at least, receive recognition of my own self-worth.
Yours sincerly
Alison Ansell, Mental Health Team, Clacton.
I am a carer, but today I have been made to feel a second class citizen. My crime, I am a carer for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease .- We appreciate that Lionel has sufficient funding for his own needs, so I was assessed in my own right as a carer.
First mistake, carers have no rights. We have now been assessed as needing extra help for Lionels personal needs, but for Connie, A MANICURE ONCE A MONTH.
Sorry, but the day I need Social Services to provide me with a manicure I BOW OUT OF THE SYSTEM.
Lovely girl arrived tonight to help me put Lionel to bed, BUT WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. Prearranged time, no flexibility..
I am utterly disgusted that this is how Social Services treat carers, I had hoped I was worth more.
I am posting this letter on the Alzheimer’s website, there I shall , at least, receive recognition of my own self-worth.
Yours sincerly