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Visit the charity's profileChristmas may be a time for celebrating with family and friends, but for some it can be the most isolating and lonely part of the year.
They don't have time to prepare a festive meal, nor have anyone to exchange gifts with.
This is the harrowing reality for many unpaid older Carers who around the clock are looking after loved-ones, often with debilitating conditions such as dementia.
Carers were under pressure before, but now post-pandemic the cost of living crisis has exacerbated the almost unimaginable stress they experience, with 47 per cent struggling to make ends meet and 55 per cent admitting that they are worried they're going to burn out.
Caring takes an enormous toll on the mental and physical health and well-being of Carers with over 70 per cent reporting an extreme lack of social contact and having at least one long-term health problem themselves. No hardworking older Carer should have to suffer the anguish of loneliness, especially during the festive season.
That's why Crossroads Care is bringing back its Show an Act of Kindness Appeal for a second consecutive year.
For just £25, our staff and volunteers will deliver a Christmas hamper filled with delicious food staples to the borough's most isolated and vulnerable unpaid Carers.
What unpaid Carers in our community say about Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston upon Thames:
The hardest thing about caring for someone with dementia is that you're not just dealing with the terrible loss you feel, but you have to manage the grief of the other person. There are some days when the pain is so extreme that it feels physical, but no matter what's happening with myself or my husband, Crossroads are always there and I am so grateful.
Caring is a lonely situation made worse by the way the system has gone so much is online and distant. You feel like organisations just say "ok, we've done our bit, bye bye", so there's no one else to turn to but Crossroads.
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