Care Can't Wait

Pam, aged 92, was admitted to hospital with pneumonia in 2017. Since then, she’s been receiving social care support. With the help of her carers, Pam can continue living independently in the home she’s lived in since 1957, surrounded by family, friends and neighbours.

I gave birth to my son Joshua in Oldham in 1992. I was put into a small, dark, dismal room and it was there that I was brutally told by a paediatrician, “oh yes, he’s got Down syndrome” and walked away, leaving me stunned and alone with my baby. I had no idea or even […]

At 23, Freya has faced challenges arranging her own care. She’s now determined to use that experience to improve social care for all of us.

Tori is a bright, bubbly, and determined woman who knows what she wants from life. Living in shared accommodation for many years, she felt restricted and unable to truly flourish. What she really wanted was a place to call her own—a space where she could be independent, make her own choices, and feel at home. […]

“From the very beginning, my parents were determined that I would have the same opportunities as anyone else, despite me having cerebral palsy. They pushed for me to attend mainstream school at a time when most children with disabilities went to specialist schools. Fortunately, we had an incredible occupational therapist who supported us throughout my […]

“In August 2024, I fell in the kitchen when I was cooking our lunch and broke two pelvic bones. I spent three nights in hospital followed by three weeks in a care-home. I was so relieved to be going home, where I live with my husband Geoffrey near Sherwood Forest.  However, weight bearing was still […]