SAGA — Doing things properly

Saga Respite for Carers Trust

Saga Respite for Carers Trust: First year update It's more than a year since the Saga Respite for Carers Trust was launched, so here the Trust's manager tells us what's been happening over the last 12 months or so. Find out more

• Click here to visit our nominations page

Carers

• Time to care for the carers

• Ten tips for carers
• Caring solutions for the kitchen
• A practical look at R&R for carers
• Next month: Saga/Populus Poll
• Essential tips for carers

Find out more

• How to nominate yourself or another carer for a Saga Respite for Carers Trust award

• Meet our first beneficiary
• Nominate a carer here
• First year update

The cost of care

• Long-term care: Q&A with Saga's expert

• Paul Lewis: cash for carers
• How to get a carer's allowance
• The Government's care review
• Saga care funding advice

Keeping Mum - carer's diary

For many years Marianne Talbot cared for her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease. Each week Marianne wrote a tender, touching and amusing online diary for Saga. Visit her archive here

More on caring

• Chat to other carers on Saga Zone's caring forum

• Caring for a loved one with dementia
• The nursing home survival guide
• Caring for the elderly: all-party report
• Questions for care homes
• Crucial contacts for carers

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