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Why can it be difficult to decide whether or not a person is an informal carer and does it matter? Base your answer on the case of someone you know, or have read about.
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Name: Sophia Nichol PI number: sn953 Part A: Essay Title: Why can it be difficult to decide whether or not a person is an informal carer and does it matter? Base your answer on the case of someone you know, or have read about. In this essay I will discuss why it is important to be able to say who is and who isn't an informal carer, and important to recognise informal carers so they can receive help from professional bodies, who can give them the support they need and to recognise their skills in the caring profession. Janet looks after her husband Alan who suffers with Alzheimer's disease. I have taken the time to sit with Janet and find out how she feels about the term 'informal care.' There are 4 complicating factors concerning the name 'Informal Carer' and they are 'interdependence, duration and frequency, labelling and networks' (Unit 1 pg 18) I will now...
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