Crossroads Care Wessex

Barbara's Story

Barbara Laws cares for her mother who is in her nineties and suffers from dementia and associated memory loss. She has been caring for her since 2006.
She lives with her mother but she keeps on her house in Salisbury where she used to live.
Crossroads provide 7 hours of care a month – delivered n one block enabling Barbara to go to Salisbury for the day to check her house and catch up with friends.

Janet Brown cares for her husband who is in his seventies and suffered a multi syndrome atrophy in 1998 shortly after his retirement. She has been caring full time for Terry since 2006.
They have been together for 54 years and they met when she was 15 and he was 18.
Crossroads provide 8 hours of of care a month – delivered in three blocks - enabling Janet to attend Parish Council meetings, the W.I. and a Jazz Club evening

Kim cares for her two sons Ben and Dean, who both have Autistic Syndrome Disorder and Ben has the added medical complication of severe epilepsy.
Although Kim’s life is totally dominated by her caring role she was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Bath Rugby Club in June 2010 in recognition of her work with children with special needs. She runs a Saturday Morning Club that is funded by BBC Children in Need as well as being at Bath Sports Centre and The Radstock Gateway Club.
Crossroads provide at least 3 hours of care a week, on a Friday afternoon/evening. This allows Kim to spend some individual time with Dean whilst Lucy (their Carer Support Worker) takes over the care of Ben.