Crossroads Care, also known as Crossroads, was a

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and

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which provided support for

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. In 2012, it merged with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to form

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. The organisation was first established in 1974. It took its name from the TV soap opera ''

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'', in which the problems of families caring for disabled people at home were highlighted by an accident to one of the characters. The programme makers, Central Television, made a donation of £10,000 for a pilot scheme to be set up in

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. Crossroads subsequently expanded to become a national organisation with over 250 local schemes throughout England and Wales, with a sister organisation in

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, Crossroads Caring Scotland. Some local charities continue to use the name "Crossroads Care" or "Crossroads" together with a geographic location, such as Crossroads Care Slough and Oxfordshire Crossroads.

References

External links

The website for Carers Trust
{{Authority control Health charities in the United Kingdom Social care in England and Wales