16-06-14, 04:11 PM
Another point to consider is that when the care work finishes and you're looking for another job, if you've been claiming carer's allowance, you have official proof to show any employer who may ask why you have a break in your career.
I'm just coming up out of having cared for my dad since Jan 2013, and I wish I had bothered to go through the paperwork and red tape to claim carer's allowance!
Good on you for choosing to care for your dad at home. Service to an elderly person can be incredibly rewarding, but please please make sure you look after yourself. Mcmillan cancer care lot do a pretty decent booklet about being a carer, titled "Hello, and how are you?" A Guide for carers, by carers.
I'm just coming up out of having cared for my dad since Jan 2013, and I wish I had bothered to go through the paperwork and red tape to claim carer's allowance!
Good on you for choosing to care for your dad at home. Service to an elderly person can be incredibly rewarding, but please please make sure you look after yourself. Mcmillan cancer care lot do a pretty decent booklet about being a carer, titled "Hello, and how are you?" A Guide for carers, by carers.