Lanarkshire charity EK Dementia Carers Group has revealed it is under intense pressure post-pandemic as it fights to continue to provide a much-needed service to the local community amid the current cost of living crisis.
At the start of lockdown in March 2020, the vital group was providing 11,000 hours of daycare annually to 30 people with dementia from their base in Greenhills, East Kilbride and supporting over 100 carers through respite, Carers Support and their Memory Café.
But with elderly and dementia in the highest risk categories for Covid and daycare not regarded as an “essential service”, the charity was forced to close its doors until it was deemed safe to reopen.
