Carer: Full time support is draining

Looking after a family member or friend who needs full-time care is "draining", according to full-time carer Marianne Talbot.

Ms Talbot, who looks after her mother, said "nobody can understand what it's like to be a carer unless they've done it".

Her comments follow a new deal for carers announced by the government, which provides greater funding to ensure carers are given a break from their work.

Click below to hear Ms Talbot describe what it is like to be a carer and to listen to Emma Soames, editor of Saga Magazine, describe how the government can help to support carers.