Crossroads Care, also known as Crossroads, was a registered charity in England and Wales which provided support for carers. In 2012, it merged with The Princess Royal Trust for Carers to form Carers Trust. [1]
The organisation was first established in 1974. It took its name from the TV soap opera Crossroads , 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 Rugby, Warwickshire. Crossroads subsequently expanded to become a national organisation with over 250 local schemes throughout England and Wales, with a sister organisation in Scotland, 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 [2] and Oxfordshire Crossroads. [3]