Medway Carers
Centre - 3 Canterbury Street, Gillingham, Kent ME7 5TP Telephone: +44 (0) 1634 577340 Click Here for more
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Registered Charity: 1104884
Company Ltd by Guarantee No:5070912
Registered in
England & Wales
Registered Office:
No. 1 The Courtyard
Campus Way, Gillingham Business Park
Gillingham, Kent. ME8 0NZ
A family carer can be arelative, friend or neighbour.
A family carer can be of
any age.
A family carer can come
from any
ethnic, religious or racial background.
1 in 7 people care for others.
43% are men.
One third of family carers are between 45 - 64 years of age.
12,000 children care for their parents.
Family carers are often overlooked
and are certainly undervalued.
Family carers often take on great workloads, involving personal care, emotional support, company and practical
support. Many often care day and night seven days a week. The majority of family carers take on this role out of sense of love, commitment or duty.
The information
on these pages was correct at the time of publication, to the best of
our knowledge (January 2009).
We cannot accept any responsibility for changes made since that
time.
The information on these pages is up-dated on a regular basis.
Please contact the relevant agency