Get care smart on line

Carer Aware is an online training course and information toolkit provided by Dudley Borough Council for carers, people who work with carers, or anyone interested in finding out more about the caring role.

The course covers:

• who is a carer
• their rights
• what support is available from the council
• where to find further information
• knowledge test and certificate.

Participants can access all or part of the course in any order and as many times as they wish.

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A carer's life

Thirty years of caring for Lindsey

Meals out, holiday plans and shopping trips are things most people take for granted but Linda Elson can't accept any of these invitations without meticulous planning. Her first priority is her daughter Lindsey who has learning disabilities and needs constant supervision.

Linda and her husband Brian, who live in Bloxwich, recall one wonderful night out, round a friend's house, when Lindsey came along too and happily sat down with everyone.

"We'd had a lovely night and were just getting our coats when Lindsey ran past us, up the stairs and started to wreck their bathroom," said Linda.

"And I do mean wreck. She managed to remove the cistern and smash it up.

"Our friends still remember how pale I went in the split second that we realised she had got pst us. But I knew exactly what to expect as she has done the same thing at home

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