Responding to new research on unpaid family carers published by ONS today (Thursday) Clare Taylor, National Director of Operations at Turning Point said:
“It comes as no surprise that the pandemic has hit the welfare and wellbeing of unpaid family carers particularly hard. Supporting a loved one can be rewarding; however, people providing care can often end up neglecting their own physical and mental health.
“Over the last year it has become clear carers feel burned out, isolated and overlooked as a result of the closure of services and limited social contact with family and friends in response to social distancing restrictions.
“Turning Point created an online ‘Carers Wellbeing Guide‘ in response to these concerns which has been viewed 740 times since first published last year. Carers shouldn’t feel they are alone.”
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