”I feel I am roundly taken advantage of because I care for my loved ones. The public needs to be made aware of the failings in all of these systems, before unpaid carers collapse under the strain”
A Co Down mum has spoken of her frustration at the lack of support available for unpaid carers in Northern Ireland.
“My now ten-year experience as a carer has been unduly complicated by a distinct lack of medical care, financial support or indeed any form of government or public recognition for the position that I have found myself in. ”I feel I am roundly taken advantage of because I care for my loved ones. The public needs to be made aware of the failings in all of these systems, before unpaid carers collapse under the strain.”
Back in April, MLAs from Stormont's largest parties issued a joint call for a new carers strategy for Northern Ireland.
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