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Describe the difficulties and rewards of being a carer for a family member. Illustrate your answer using examples from Unit 1.
Describe the difficulties and rewards of being a carer for a family member. Illustrate your answer using examples from Unit 1.
Being a carer for a family member can prove to be a role entailing many benefits as well as encountering many challenges. Many people within the UK are unaware that they can be classified as carers; believing that they are simply assisting a loved one to preform daily tasks that they would find impossible to execute for themselves, as a result of mental or physical incapacity. These tasks may include providing support with personal hygiene, cleaning, preparing meals, administering prescribed medication and childcare. Statistics show there are as many as six billion unpaid carers within Britain. Without them, the government would not be able to achieve the substantial £119 billion per annum that is required to deliver care to those who need it (Carers Trust 2012). Shadow Health Minister, Andy Burnham comments:
"If carers can't cope, it ends up costing us more, so it doesn't make economic sense to drive carers into the ground – never mind that it's wrong morally,” (The Independent, 2012)
To answer the question, I will use the resource materials from the K101 module and further reading from online resources. The research orchestrated by Dr Joyce Cavaye and the case of Ann Walker will help illustrate the difficulties and rewards of caring for a family member. After the death of her mother, Ann provided care for her father who suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Cavaye followed the family’s progress over a period of two years, recording the impact of Ann’s care on the family.
A common difficulty that carers encounter is the strain placed on the relationships between them and the person receiving the care, other members within the family and the carer’s circle of friends. Balancing the...
Describe the difficulties and rewards of being a carer for a family member. Illustrate your answer using examples from Unit 1.
Describe the difficulties and rewards of being a carer for a family member. Illustrate your answer using examples from Unit 1.
Being a carer for a family member can prove to be a role entailing many benefits as well as encountering many challenges. Many people within the UK are unaware that they can be classified as carers; believing that they are simply assisting a loved one to preform daily tasks that they would find impossible to execute for themselves, as a result of mental or physical incapacity. These tasks may include providing support with personal hygiene, cleaning, preparing meals, administering prescribed medication and childcare. Statistics show there are as many as six billion unpaid carers within Britain. Without them, the government would not be able to achieve the substantial £119 billion per annum that is required to deliver care to those who need it (Carers Trust 2012). Shadow Health Minister, Andy Burnham comments:
"If carers can't cope, it ends up costing us more, so it doesn't make economic sense to drive carers into the ground – never mind that it's wrong morally,” (The Independent, 2012)
To answer the question, I will use the resource materials from the K101 module and further reading from online resources. The research orchestrated by Dr Joyce Cavaye and the case of Ann Walker will help illustrate the difficulties and rewards of caring for a family member. After the death of her mother, Ann provided care for her father who suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Cavaye followed the family’s progress over a period of two years, recording the impact of Ann’s care on the family.
A common difficulty that carers encounter is the strain placed on the relationships between them and the person receiving the care, other members within the family and the carer’s circle of friends. Balancing the...