Cheshire East Carers Club

Are you aware of the Cheshire East Carers Hub?  For more information about the Carers Hub and how it might be able to help you please click on the link below

https://www.ncompassnorthwest.co.uk/services/carers-support/carers-hub-cheshire-east

There is also a newsletter packed with useful information and events which are on-going around the area, click on the link below to go straight to the newsletter.

https://www.ncompassnorthwest.co.uk/news-events/cheshire-east-carers-hub-newsletter-summer-edition-2019

There will be a Carers Workshop hosted at the practice commencing Thursday 20^th June, please see below

Are You a Carer?

If you are please let us know - we may be able to help you

There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.

• A guide to care and support

  Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.

• Caring for someone

  Advice on providing care, medicines etc.

• Care after hospital

  Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.

• Taking a break

  Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

• Support and benefits for carers
  

  Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

• Work and Disability
  

  Guidance, support and help with employment issues.

  Being a Young carer

  Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support

Finance and Law

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• Benefits for carers

  Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role

• Benefits for the under-65s

  Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.

  Benefits for the over-65s

  Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.

• Carer's Assement
  

  How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits

• Other benefits

  Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring