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Practical guides, honest accounts and information for dementia carers in the Scottish Borders.
Practical guides, honest accounts and information for dementia carers in the Scottish Borders.
Here you will find plain-language guides to carer rights and services in the Borders, alongside stories from carers in Hawick who have found their way to support. We write these pieces because information is one of the things carers tell us they need most — and because hearing another person's experience can change everything. If you have a story you would like to share, please get in touch.
Every week, unpaid carers from across the Borders town gather at Beacon's drop-in to find information, practical help, and the rare relief of being truly understood.
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Many carers of people with dementia in the Scottish Borders don't know that respite support exists or how to access it — this guide walks through every practical step.
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Jean had been caring for her husband Robert alone for three years before a neighbour's quiet suggestion changed everything.
Read Jean's storyIf you are a carer in Hawick or the surrounding Borders area and you recognise something of yourself in any of these stories, please reach out. You do not have to have reached your limit before you deserve support.
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