Carers Advice
Are You a Carer?
A carer is: Somebody, of any age, who provides support or who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of frailty, physical or mental illness, or disability.
If you are a carer for somebody else, please make sure the practice knows this as they can use this information to support you, and the person you are caring for.
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Help and Support
Nottingham City Support
- Carers Federation, support for carers, or call: 0115 962 931
- Rainbow Parents Carers Forum, support for parents who care for a disabled child, or call: 0115 934 8451
- Local Information Online Nottingham (LiON). A directory of local information, advice and support available to help you and the person you care for
- Learning Disability Carers' Forum, support for carers of someone with a learning disability, ensuring carers’ voices are heard. Call: 0115 852 8000
- Age UK, provides services for older people, or call: 0115 844 0011
- Nottinghamshire NHS Foundation Trust, a community and mental health services, or call: 0115 969 1300
- Nottingham Mencap, support for people with a learning disability, and their families, or call: 0115 920 9524
National Support
- Carers UK, provides advice and support for carers
- Carers Trust UK, a National charity supporting carers
- Include, Children’s Society initiative supporting young carers and their families
- Contact A Family, supporting families of disabled children, or call: 0808 808 3555
- Alzheimer's Society, for Alzheimer's and Dementia. Tel: 0115 934 3800
- MIND, helping people with mental ill-health
- SANE, helping people affected by mental illness, or call: 0300 304 7000
- SCOPE, a National charity supporting people with a disability, or call: 0808 800 3333
- Mencap, a National charity supporting people with a learning disability
- Headway, support after a brain injury, or call: 0115 924 0800
Information supplied by Nottingham City Council
Finance and Law
Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.
- Benefits for carers
Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
- Benefits for the under-65s
Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
- Carer's Assement
How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
- 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
Information supplied by NHS website
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Looking after you, too.
- Telling people
Caring responsibilities can make it difficult to maintain friendships or develop new ones. Telling your friends you're a carer is important so they understand and can support you.
- Taking a break
Caring for someone can be a full-time job, but it's essential that you take time out for yourself too. Read our guide to accessing breaks and respite.