Family carers are facing "complete burnout" due to day services, respite and home help being removed during the Covid-19 pandemic, with no clear roadmap for the resumption of all services. Now, a family carer has spoken to the Irish Examiner about the toll Covid-19 has had on his family. Micheál says the government needs to do more than thank family carers. He says he cannot understand why carer's allowance in Ireland is so low, considering many family carers are working around the clock to look after their loved ones, with little outside help. Micheál says the lack of respite care has not affected his family, because if he arranged respite care for Jodie, he would still have to be at home for his mother.

Source: Irish Examiner July 21, 2020 13:20 UTC