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Moray Carers Project has been at 227 High Street since 2002 and was officially opened by The Princess Royal in March 2003. However, the Project began 1999 in premises at Dr Gray’s Hospital. |
| Moray Carers Project now works in two specific areas:· |
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Moray Carers Project Mission statement:
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| “Moray Carers Project will work with Carers of all ages throughout Moray to ensure they are recognised, valued and supported to manage the impact of caring on their lives.” |
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A carer is someone who,without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help. This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability. The term carer should not be confused with a care worker, or care assistant, who receives payment for looking after someone. A young carer is a child or young person under the age of 18 carrying out significant caring tasks and assuming a level of responsibility for another person, which would normally be taken by an adult. Anyone can become a carer; carers come from all walks of life, all cultures and can be of any age. Many carers do not consider themselves to be a carer, they are just looking after their mother, son, or best friend, just getting on with it and doing what anyone else would in the same situation. Carers don’t choose to become carers: it just happens and they have to get on with it – if they did not do it, who would and what would happen to the person they care for? |
 PRTC website definition 2010 |