Why Setting Boundaries Is Essential for Carers Too busy looking after someone else to take care of yourself? Your caring role taking over every aspect of your life? It’s not unusual, and carers often overlook one crucial aspect of their own well-being: setting...
What is the DFG? The Disabled Facilities Grant is a government-funded scheme that helps cover the cost of essential home adaptations for disabled people. This includes installing stair lifts, ramps, accessible bathrooms, and other modifications to improve safety and...
World Alzheimer’s Day, observed annually on 21st September, provides us all with a moment to reflect, raise awareness, and stand in solidarity with the millions of people affected by dementia. And it affects us all. In 2025, with one in two people in the UK expected...
Carers Week 2025 is an occasion to reflect, advocate, and celebrate. It is more than just a mark on the calendar; it is a nationwide acknowledgement of the unpaid carers who dedicate themselves to supporting loved ones, often at great personal and professional cost....
This week is Dementia Action Week. There are activities taking place throughout the borough and on Thursday 22nd between 12 and 2pm Barnet Carers will be hosting a drop-in event at the Arts Depot in Finchley. If you support someone with dementia or just want to know...
Every day, 12,000 people become unpaid carers for a partner, family member or a friend – many of whom don’t see themselves as carers, often unaware of their legal rights and what they’re entitled to in terms of support and benefits – our aim is to help carers...
