Adult Carer Support
"Getting in touch with Adult Carer Support was the best thing I did in 2009. It's personal, flexible and hugely professional."
Carer who looks after her husband at home.
If you're over 18 and care for a friend, relative or neighbour who would not be able to manage without you, our Adult Carer Support Service can offer vital support and guidance.
We aim to listen to every carer and provide advice that matches their individual needs; some carers may want help with practical matters such as claiming benefits while others may simply want to talk. We offer one-to-one sessions and run a Support Group where carers can meet in an informal social setting. We also have extensive links with hospital welfare teams, local authority carer assessment workers and with the Welfare Rights Service.
Because we've been working with adult carers since 1992 we've so far been able to help around 20,000 people in the Nottinghamshire area. In 2009/2010 we made and received nearly 3,000 phone calls and our adult carer support workers made almost 500 home visits.
Our team of experts can help you:
• have a voice and know your rights
• access the latest information
• address your own health needs
• recognise your choices and opportunities
• access services in your local community
• take part in social activities
• maximise your income by claiming the right benefits.
"Carers need to be cared for too, and that is what this service does so well."
Carer who looked after her terminally ill husband at home.
To find out how to access our Adult Carer Support Services, contact us using the details and links below.
• For Nottingham city, Broxtowe, Gedling, Rushcliffe, Newark & Sherwood please use one of the following telephone numbers:
0115 9629 313
0115 9629 314
0115 9629 315
0115 9629 347
• For Bassetlaw
07713 334 673
• For Ashfield & Mansfield
07793 268 235
You can write to us at:
Christopher Cargill House
21-23 Pelham Road
Nottingham
NG5 1AP
Email: j.leigh@carersfederation.co.uk
Download the Adult Carer Support referral form
