One of the fundamental problems for carers I have found is the confusion caused when caring commitments cross pre-determined Local authority funding boundaries and Carer Support Groups boundaries , this does , without any doubt cause extra stress for the carer .
Some time ago I was in the situation of dealing with 2 elderly family members, both living in the same county but in the geographical area of two Carer Support Orgs , I have to say that it was chaotic in the extreme , many phone calls and letters having to be duplicated .
We now have in Wiltshire , with the bringing together of four of the five carer support organisations some progress in service delivery to carers , what a shame that Swindon Borough and Wiltshire Council could not set up a joint budget to enable a truly single Wiltshire Carers Organisation
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