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Le sluagh a tha a’ fàs nas sine air feadh na dùthcha, tha an t-iarrtas air cùram airson seann dhaoine nas fheumaiche buileach. Tha an dàrna prògram a’ sealltainn mar a tha cuid de dhaoine nas sine a’ faighinn air fuireach aig an taigh le cuideachadh, ach le seargadh-inntinne a’ sìor fhàs, tha e a’ sealltainn cho cudromach ’s a tha an obair a tha a’ tachairt ann an dachaighean cùraim. Coltach ris an còrr de dh’ Alba, ’s e aon de na dùbhlain as motha do na h-Eileanan an Iar, an dìth luchd-obrach cùraim, ach a dh’ aindeoin sin, tha Isla NicLeòid agus Flòraidh NicEanraig nan luchd-cùraim òg a tha a’ faicinn na buannachdan an lùib dreuchd ann an cùram. Thòisich an dithis nighean, a tha anns na ficheadan, ag obair ann an dachaigh cùraim Trianaid, fhad ’s a bha iad fhathast san sgoil agus a-nis, tha iad nam pàirt chudromach den sgioba anns an dachaigh cùraim seo aig a bheil dusan leabaidh.

With an ageing population across the country, pressure on care for the elderly has never been so acute. This episode looks at how some elderly people manage to stay at home with help but also, with the increase in dementia, the vital the work being done in care homes.

Like the rest of Scotland, one of the biggest issues facing the Western Isles is a lack of care workers. But Isla Macleod and Flora Henderson are young carers who see the benefits of this career. The girls, both in their early 20s, started working at the Trianaid while they were still in school and now are a valuable part of the care team in a 12-bed residential home.

In Gaelic with English subtitles.