Support for carers
Carers' Service for the Bradford and Craven Districts
What is the Carers' Service?
The service provides help and support for unpaid carers to have a life of their own along with their caring role. This is done by helping carers to discover opportunities for social and leisure activities as well as training, work and education.
If you would like more information please see the Carers' Resource website.
How does the service work?
The service works across the Bradford and Craven districts with locally based staff active across the whole area. The service is supported by GP surgeries and a range of health and social care professionals and is active in a range of community venues. Contact Carers’ Resource for details of support venues in your area. The service supports carers to lead a life outside their caring role and to take action to relieve the strain of caring.
What is available?
- Quarterly newsletter and regular electronic communications
- Links to other useful resources from the website
- support for isolated carers
- practical carer support
- A review of the carer’s wellbeing will identify the support that can be provided
- carer information tailored to individual needs and circumstances
- carers will be told about services for themselves and/or the person they care for
- carers will be shown how to plan for emergencies
- a service that can advocate on behalf of carers, and allow a carer to find ways to access support
- carers will be able to share experiences of caring and access breaks, education, training, leisure and employment
- a carer small grant, which provides small one-off payments to carers to promote their own health and well-being and relieve carer strain
- a way for carers’ voices to be heard by local decision makers
- supporting professionals and raising carer awareness
In addition to the above, Carers’ Resource provide support for parent carers through the bespoke Parent Carer project. Specialist key workers are able to support parent carers individually or in groups.
Who is it for?
Unpaid carers of any age who live in or care for someone who lives in the Bradford, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven areas.
People who undertake caring as part of their paid employment or their voluntary work for an organisation are not able to access this service.
Carers’ Resource also provide support to young carers alongside their support for adult carers.
How do I access this service?
You can access the service in person:
Unit 15
Park View Court
St Paul's Road
Shipley
BD18 3DZ
Telephone: 01274 449660
Website: www.carersresource.org/contact/
The service also provides:
- online access at all times
- out-of-hours information for carers to contact emergency assistance, leave messages or use the website
Opening times:
- At the Shipley base, Monday to Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm (excluding bank holidays), late opening one evening a week
- Support at local venues across the District is available at other times, early morning and early evening appointments by arrangement contact Carers’ Resource for details
- Where it is not possible for carers to leave the home, home visits will be made by appointment
The Carers’ Service is provided for free, however, charges may apply for other services carers are directed to, including those services from a provider. The service will let carers know what charges apply.
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Related links
Carers UK
Access to a digital resource for Carers run by Carers UK packed with information, e-learning modules, hands-on guides and tools to help all carers living in or supporting someone in West Yorkshire to manage their caring responsibilities.
Connect to Support
The Community Directory on Connect to Support has details of local community groups that offer activities and support.
Time Out Service
Social workers can help adult carers by providing an assessment of their needs and offering advice, information and suitable support to help them in their role as carer.
There is a service called Time Out which provides support to adult carers by spending time with the person they care for whilst the care takes a break for a few hours at a time once a week typically. This time can be between 7am and midnight and includes weekends. To receive this service there will need talk to a Social Worker.
To discuss either of the above you can use this online form or phone the Independence Advice Hub on 01274 435400: Monday to Thursday: 8.30am to 5pm, Friday: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Bradford Children and Families Trust
For information on support available to young carers you can use the following link:
Directory Search Page | Bradford Families and Young Persons
Young carers are also welcome at any of the Children and Families Trust Family Hubs.
You can click on this link for more information
Young Carers and their families can pop into their local family hub during opening hours and ask to speak to one of our navigators or phone to speak to our friendly staff who will be able to help.
- Bradford East: 01274 437523
- Bradford West: 01274 436700
- Bradford South: 01274 434940
- Keighley/Shipley: 01535 618005
Family Navigators will be able to support Young Carers and their families to get information and advice, and support to access family support services if their needs are more complex and/ or talk to a social worker if there are any safeguarding worries.
Equality Together
A respite service run by Equality Together called Holibreaks+. This is a one stop shop providing innovative opportunities for all unpaid carers and people with identified social care needs to take a break and take part in activities. The service is open six days a week including one late evening and Saturday mornings.
You can visit the Holibreaks+ website or call 01274 594173.
Making Space
Making Space supports carers of people facing mental health challenges. They offer the following types of help:
- Emotional support
- Advice and guidance to assist you as a carer
- Supporting carers to enjoy life outside of their caring role
- Signposting carers to other services and organisations
- Providing information about mental health conditions, treatments and local services
- Supporting carers to communicate with mental health services
You can visit the Making Space website or call 07843 268 115.