Hospital support services continue
Last changed: Friday 15 May, 2020
Our services that support vulnerable patients aged over-55 when they leave hospital are still running. The free Home from Hospital services in the Bradford district and North Yorkshire ease a patient’s return home, help them to rebuild confidence and independence, and aim to prevent hospital readmission. Home from…
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Working from home tips
Last changed: Monday 4 May, 2020
Has your home become your office during the coronavirus crisis? If the answer is yes then you and other carers are far from alone. A global army of homeworkers has been raised by lockdown measures. And with social distancing measures likely to be in place for many more months, homeworking…
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Street runs fundraising marathon
Last changed: Tuesday 28 April, 2020
Residents on St Johns Rd, Ilkley, have run the length of the London Marathon to raise money for Carers’ Resource, with the first lap completed by Team GB triathlete Brit Tate. Thirty households took part, on what would have been the day of the London Marathon. Their idea came after…
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Thanks to everyone who donated more than 380 presents and 80 hampers to support young and their families in the Skipton, Harrogate and Bradford districts this Christmas. Particular thanks to local Department for Work and Pensions – DWP staff, RAF Menwith Hill, and our van driver Alison! These…
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Did you catch us on BCB Radio? Our chief executive Chris Whiley and communications officer Caroline Firth featured on an hour-long show devoted to and Carers’ Resource – with all the songs picked by carers. Listen again via the link. Link: BCB Listen Again – BCB Listen…
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Happy national #CarersRightsDay! The theme this year is “finding your way”, so we’ve distributed 2,000 posters that signpost unpaid to our web page www.carersresource.org/find-your-way/ which contains key information about accessing benefits and allowances. Comment if you would like hard copies of the poster to put up in GP…
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We’re being interviewed for a 1hr show on BCB Radio this week to mark our 10-yr anniversary in #Bradford. We can play 10 songs, so we want to help choose them! Comment below to tell us your favourite song and why it is so special to you, or…
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The wonderful owners of a bed and breakfast near Gargrave are offering FREE two-night breaks during the week of Mon 11 Nov to Sat 16 Nov. The stays – for the carer on their own, or with someone who isn’t the cared-for person – would be a true…
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Well done to nine carers we work with across West Yorkshire and Harrogate who we nominated for a High Sheriff award for going above and beyond. The carers were Sal Goodman, Grace Summersgill, Chris Whitfield, Judy Steele, Jamie Lowbridge, Satveer Sahota, Nora Dawson, Maria Cartwright and Liz Ruddle. WELL DONE!…
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Thanks so much to Asda for donating Easter eggs to young carers who attend our BUDZ youth club in Harrogate.
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