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.
Contact better together:
- Phone: 0300 102 0008
- Email: bettertogether@cheshireandwarringtoncarers.org
- In person:
- 146 London Rd, Northwich, CW9 5HH
- The Bluecoat Building, Upper Northgate Street, Chester, CH1 4EE
Each GP practice has a link worker who aims to identify and support Carers. Carers are encouraged to register with their doctor as a Carer to ensure their needs are met. To make your GP surgery aware you are a Carer you can request a registration form from the Cheshire and Warrington Carers Centre. Complete and hand it in to your GP surgery. The surgery will make a note on your medical records.
If you are a Carer, you are able to request an emergency card. You may worry about what would happen to the person you care for should you find yourself in an emergency situation and unable to fulfil your caring role. You can request a form by contacting the Cheshire West Carer Support service.
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: