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Some of the most important jobs in life are amongst the unglamorous ones. You’ve got to love someone a lot to put up with the broken sleep, piercing crying and personal anxiety of being the parent of a tiny child. To care for an adult in need is just as demanding – only more so!
Adults who are professional carers – caring for people to whom they are not related – serve our community brilliantly. Every one of them deserves a medal. They do a very difficult and demanding job, (usually) with good grace – and have to put up with (sometimes) unreasonable complaints from those for whom they are caring. Many other people would walk away for good, but these carers remain at their posts.
In former days, care for the elderly and the needy was principally the responsibility of the family. We did it for our own – and in many cases, still do. In cases of financial hardship, there was a little assistance from the church Poor Box, or from the generosity of local people who, in their Wills, left money for the relief of poverty. The Alexia Wilson Trust, the Dunmow Amalgamated Trust, and the Barnston United Charities continue this good work as best they can with limited resources.
In our own very busy days, when we have exhausted our own emotional and physical resources, we enlist the help of the professionals – and thank God for them. However, financial constraints still cause real anxieties for many families.
How sad to hear as I write this piece, that the Government is seeking to deny access to residency in our country non-EU citizens who are “only” coming here to work in the Care sector of our economy. The same regulation permits stable lads and apprentice racing jockeys to come in, but not care staff – the world really has gone mad!
As our society grows ever older, and the predictions of the numbers entering real old-age rise steadily, we shall need more carers – not less.
If you’re in a position to speak to a carer, please thank them for what they’re doing. If you’re concerned about the Government’s decision, please write to Sir Alan Hazelhurst – our Member of Parliament. If you’re looking for a demanding job, where the sense of worth is significantly greater than the salary package, please speak to Social Services or the Manager at any one of our town’s Residential Homes. This is an area where we can all make a huge difference.
David Ainge
Adults who are professional carers – caring for people to whom they are not related – serve our community brilliantly. Every one of them deserves a medal. They do a very difficult and demanding job, (usually) with good grace – and have to put up with (sometimes) unreasonable complaints from those for whom they are caring. Many other people would walk away for good, but these carers remain at their posts.
In former days, care for the elderly and the needy was principally the responsibility of the family. We did it for our own – and in many cases, still do. In cases of financial hardship, there was a little assistance from the church Poor Box, or from the generosity of local people who, in their Wills, left money for the relief of poverty. The Alexia Wilson Trust, the Dunmow Amalgamated Trust, and the Barnston United Charities continue this good work as best they can with limited resources.
In our own very busy days, when we have exhausted our own emotional and physical resources, we enlist the help of the professionals – and thank God for them. However, financial constraints still cause real anxieties for many families.
How sad to hear as I write this piece, that the Government is seeking to deny access to residency in our country non-EU citizens who are “only” coming here to work in the Care sector of our economy. The same regulation permits stable lads and apprentice racing jockeys to come in, but not care staff – the world really has gone mad!
As our society grows ever older, and the predictions of the numbers entering real old-age rise steadily, we shall need more carers – not less.
If you’re in a position to speak to a carer, please thank them for what they’re doing. If you’re concerned about the Government’s decision, please write to Sir Alan Hazelhurst – our Member of Parliament. If you’re looking for a demanding job, where the sense of worth is significantly greater than the salary package, please speak to Social Services or the Manager at any one of our town’s Residential Homes. This is an area where we can all make a huge difference.
David Ainge
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