A carer is someone who provides care and support for a parent, relative, a child or a friend who has a disability, an age related problem, mental or physical illness or alcohol or drug problems.
There are over 32,000 people locally who provide care for someone.
A charity, Carers Together, based in Redcar, is available to offer support and assistance to you.
Carers Together Foundation is an organisation dedicated to improving carers’ quality of life: they put carers first.
They give carers a voice, provide information, practical and emotional support and promote carers’ rights.
Carers Together offers:
- An Information and Support service for carers
- Help with completing Carers Assessments
- Support for carers of patients in hospitals
- A Welfare Rights service
- A Counselling service
- A Grief and Loss service
- As well as information and support for working carers and employers
They can provide information and support for carers, individually or in groups, at home, by telephone, by email or video call.
Telephone: 01642 488977
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website: https://carerstogether.co.uk/
