Carers

Are You a Carer?

If you are please let us know – we may be able to help you.

  Are you a Carer Form

There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the sites that we hope you will find useful.

Help and Information For Carers

• NHS: Social Care & Support Guide
• Warwickshire County Council Carers Support
• NHS: Social Care Telephone Helplines & Forums
• A guide to care and support – Information for people who have care and support needs, their carers, and people who are planning for their future care needs.
• Caring for someone –Practical tips if you care for someone. Includes advice on challenging behaviour, moving and lifting people and medicines.
• Care after a hospital stay – Includes hospital discharge and care and support afterwards.
• Carers' breaks and respite care – Caring for someone can be a full-time job – find out about accessing breaks and respite care.
• Support and benefits for carers – Includes carer's assessments, support from local councils, respite care and help for young carers.
• Work and Disability – Guidance, support and help with employment issues.
• Being a Young carer – Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support
• Carers UK (0808 808 7777)
• Warwickshire Young Carers (0247 621 7740)

Finance and Law

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• Money, work, benefits and social care – How to pay for care and support, and where you can get help with costs.
• Benefits if you're under State Pension age – Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
• Benefits if you're over State Pension age – Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
• Carer’s Assessment – If you care for someone, you can have an assessment to see what might help make your life easier. This is called a carer's assessment.
• Other benefits – Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring