| Coronavirus Help and Support Share how you are coping during the lock down, ask for advice from other carers or just start a conversation! |
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| How are you managing to get through this? A few weeks ago we asked carers "How are you managing to get through this?" during the lockdown. Carers often tell us that their best advice often comes from other carers. We will be sharing a few stories below, but please feel free to share your own! |
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| Welcome To The Forum Carers FIRST online forum is a friendly place for Carers to share ideas, information and experiences. As well as providing a place to socialise and meet other Carers. |
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| Ask the Expert Sessions held throughout Carers Week, ask a member of our Carers Hub questions on a specialised topic.Feel free to ask a questions or just read along. Topics include; Occupational Therapy and Dementia |
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| Community Guidelines Please familiarise yourself with the community guidelines which will ensure that everybody has a positive experience while visiting this forum. |
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| Getting Started/New To The Forum A few small pointers to help you get started and to begin talking to other forum members. |
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| Forum Champions and Moderators Get more involved |
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| How I Feel All about your emotional wellbeing and how you manage your own health and any stress or anxiety arising from your caring role |
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| General | 36 | 91 | |
| My Health | 6 | 14 | |
| My Wellbeing | 5 | 14 |
| My Caring Role All about information and advice to help you with your caring role, including technology, equipment, and managing day to day tasks |
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| Technology and Equipment | 1 | 5 | |
| Day To Day Tasks And Managing At Home | 2 | 7 | |
| Health Condition Specific Conversations | 8 | 32 |
| Time For Yourself All about connecting with others, hobbies and interests and general chit chat |
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| Getting Out and About | 0 | 0 | |
| General Chit Chat | 9 | 26 | |
| Hobbies and Interests | 3 | 9 | |
| Taking A Break | 2 | 7 |
| Finances All about the effect on your financial situation from being a carer including welfare benefits, debt and work |
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| Benefits | 1 | 3 | |
| Legal Issues | 1 | 1 |
| Work Life Balance All about carers in work or education or who want to get into work |
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| Employment, Education & Volunteering | 13 | 16 |
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