Comments on: Getting Old http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Thu, 17 May 2012 07:30:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3533 Grannymar Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:17:05 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3533 The thing all Governments seem to forget is that the Entrepreneurs of today would not be here but for the dedicated love, labour and sacrifice through years of war, rationing and general hard times before modern appliances and conveniences were the norm. The thing all Governments seem to forget is that the Entrepreneurs of today would not be here but for the dedicated love, labour and sacrifice through years of war, rationing and general hard times before modern appliances and conveniences were the norm.

]]> By: Claire http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3529 Claire Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:11:50 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3529 And they say a nation is judged by how it treats it's most vulnerable citizens. I know that I plan on doing my utmost to see that my parents don't have to go into a home but don't tell them that, we like to bring up the threat of Shady Pines every now and then. And they say a nation is judged by how it treats it’s most vulnerable citizens.

I know that I plan on doing my utmost to see that my parents don’t have to go into a home but don’t tell them that, we like to bring up the threat of Shady Pines every now and then.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3528 Nancy Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:45:22 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3528 Grannymar, Over here, Foster parents do get an allowance but Carers get NOTHING... Grannymar,

Over here, Foster parents do get an allowance but Carers get NOTHING…

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3527 Grannymar Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:11:43 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3527 Another angle is that most carers have no training to begin with. Another angle is that most carers have no training to begin with.

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3526 Baino Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:18:30 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3526 The maximum carers allowance for a single here is 244 pounds (sorry can't find the symbol on my keyboard!) and that is means tested and asset tested which means all assets except the family home are considered. They might qualify for other pensions such as unemployment benefits or a Carer's Payment or a Parenting payment on top of the allowance. It's still nowhere near enough considering the sacrifices some people make. I also believe that a vast majority of 'carers' are employed and therefore don't qualify for any government assistance. It's quite a big focus here at the moment and one of the election promises of the Rudd Government was to delve more deeply into the role that unpaid carers play . . they keep people out of the health system and need to be financially rewarded for doing so. The maximum carers allowance for a single here is 244 pounds (sorry can’t find the symbol on my keyboard!) and that is means tested and asset tested which means all assets except the family home are considered. They might qualify for other pensions such as unemployment benefits or a Carer’s Payment or a Parenting payment on top of the allowance. It’s still nowhere near enough considering the sacrifices some people make. I also believe that a vast majority of ‘carers’ are employed and therefore don’t qualify for any government assistance. It’s quite a big focus here at the moment and one of the election promises of the Rudd Government was to delve more deeply into the role that unpaid carers play . . they keep people out of the health system and need to be financially rewarded for doing so.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3525 Grannymar Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:09:55 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3525 Chris ~ Carers do a wonderful job and should be recognised. Now, now WWW we have a lot of living to do and blogs to read before we get to that stage! Chris ~ Carers do a wonderful job and should be recognised.

Now, now WWW we have a lot of living to do and blogs to read before we get to that stage!

]]> By: Wisewebwoman http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3524 Wisewebwoman Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:03:25 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3524 Now I see why I have to put aside a little stash of pills for THE DAY. I've seen too many, sans marbles, in "homes" GM, and Sweet J, not for me.... XO WWW Now I see why I have to put aside a little stash of pills for THE DAY. I’ve seen too many, sans marbles, in “homes” GM, and Sweet J, not for me….
XO
WWW

]]> By: chrisb http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3521 chrisb Sat, 12 Jan 2008 15:30:14 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3521 When you see the figures in black and white it really brings it home how little carers are actually paid and some get nothing! When you see the figures in black and white it really brings it home how little carers are actually paid and some get nothing!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3509 Grannymar Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:39:29 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3509 Steph I know that mantra! Someone I love chants it every now and then! ;) Why do you think I work so hard at all this technology stuff? I have to prove I still have my Marbles. Steph I know that mantra! Someone I love chants it every now and then! ;)

Why do you think I work so hard at all this technology stuff? I have to prove I still have my Marbles.

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3508 steph Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:28:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/12/getting-old/#comment-3508 Very true, Grannymar ... but not just yet please! As my young 'uns like to constantly remind me... "you'd better behave yourself 'cos we'll be the ones to choose your nursing home" :-( Very true, Grannymar … but not just yet please!

As my young ‘uns like to constantly remind me…

“you’d better behave yourself ‘cos we’ll be the ones to choose your nursing home” :-(

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