Your social services department may be able to make things easier for you and the person you care for.
They may offer help such as home help or short-term breaks for you as a carer.
To find out what services could benefit you, social services need to discuss with you:
- the help that the person you care for needs
- the help you currently give
- the services your council may be able to provide
This is called a carer's assessment.
Shared Lives (formerly the adult placement service)
Do you have the time to care? Becoming a Shared Lives carer can be a rewarding career.
Shared Lives provides care, support and accommodation for people who need help due to a learning, physical and/or sensory disability or mental health problems.
Specially recruited carers provide this service in their own homes...more
