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Support available for Carers

Cheshire West Carers Support Service

All-Age Carer Service-Better Together

For unpaid carers, the All-Age Carer Service offers information, advice, training and guidance on finances and carer right. Better Together offers 1:1, peer group support and facilitate social group and events all designed to reduce social isolation, promote carers health and wellbeing, alleviate the pressures of the caring role and increase the identification of carers across the borough.

Better Together assist Cheshire West and Chester Adult Social Care Teams with the completion of Carer Assessments and actively support carers to take regular carer breaks through their Care Well Fund, which contributes towards the cost of recreational activities to assist unpaid carers to take regular carer breaks and to maintain their own wellbeing. The Care Well Fund can also provide financial assistance in emergency situations and/or essential items.

By connecting carers to local support and resources it develops the carers knowledge and support network to improve their wellbeing while balancing their caring role and day to day life.

Better Together can also support carers to access:

  • Carer Assessment Service
  • Carer Emergency Card
  • 1:1 & Peer Support Groups
  • Social Groups & Event
  • Employment & Employee Support
  • Information, advice and advocacy
  • Carer Rights and financial support
  • Receive Better Together Newsletter: information on service and events
  • Refer/signpost to other local service and resources
  • Advice about Assistive Technology/equipment

Find out more on the Better Together Website. 

Better Together

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Technology Enabled Care

With the support of Adult Social Care there are a number of options available which can help make your caring role easier.

Please visit the following pages for more information: