Support is often offered in the home, and this supports the persons daily living as well as how it affects their family. As well as practical support, local organisations will support with the emotional impact of living with a sensory impairment. www.nab.org.uk
Further information can be found at:
www.younglivesvscancer.org.uk/what-we-do/
www.macmillan.org.uk Section 3 – Adult & Children Social Care Care Act 2014 An Act to make provision to reform the law relating to care and support for adults and the law relating to support for Carers; to make provision about safeguarding adults from abuse or neglect; to make provision about care standards; to establish and make
www.deafconnect.org.uk
www.northnorthants.gov.uk/living-home/visual-impairment-service
www.westnorthants.gov.uk/getting-right-care-and-support/visual-impairment- service
www.sense.org.uk/our-services/centres/rothwell/ Sudden Illness
provision about Health Education England; to establish and make provision about the Health Research Authority; to make provision about integrating care and support with health services; and for connected purposes. The Care Act 2014 puts people and their Carers in control of their care and support. It has a has a number of core duties: • Assessing whether people have care and support needs, and then establishing their eligibility for publicly funded care and support. • Providing Carer assessment. • Safeguarding vulnerable adults from abuse and neglect. Under the Care Act where it appears as a local authority that a Carer may have needs for support the authority must assess. The duty to carry out a Carer assessment applies regardless of the authorities view of the level of the Carer’s needs for support, or the level of the Carer’s financial resources or of those of the adult needing care. Care and Support Needs The Care Act states that local councils must provide or arrange services that help prevent people from developing a need for care and support, or delay people deteriorating to the point where they will need long-term care and
No one plans to become a Carer. There are times when the unthinkable happens and many families are affected by sudden illnesses. Coming to terms with an illness can be very difficult, particularly when it is sudden. It can affect people in lots of different ways. While we can’t really prepare for being faced with sudden illness, it might help to know that you’re not alone in how you are feeling about it. Some people find that they ask for lots of information when faced with illness suddenly. Others feel overwhelmed and find it difficult to take in any details. Understanding your illness can be an important step in helping you feel more in control. Many people experience difficult emotions when they or a loved one is suddenly ill. You might initially feel numb or in shock about what has happened and find it difficult to know how to respond. Some people talk about it feeling like it’s a bad dream and that they can’t believe it is happening to them. You might struggle with feeling a loss of control. Feelings such as fear, sadness, anger and guilt are common. You might find it difficult to sleep and feel exhausted. These emotions are difficult and can be very intense, but at the same time, it’s important to remember that they are normal, won’t harm you and should ease with time.
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