Support for carers

This section of the website talks about carers and how Plymouth City Council can support you as a carer.

We have a duty to support those who provide regular and substantial care to others, whether they are family members, friends or neighbours. There are a number of ways in which we can do this, and we want to find the way that is best for you.

It is our duty to:

• inform all carers that they have a right to an assessment and that this can be carried out either with the person that they care for, or separately
• provide information to carers about their right to support and the ways that the support may be provided
• create a care plan that looks at the carer’s willingness to continue caring and their ability to do so
• involve the carer in monitoring and reviewing the care plan

These pages give carers important information about Adult Social Care and other organisations that are there to offer support.

At the moment the Government is undertaking the largest ever consultation of carers. As part of their New Deal for Carers they want to know what would make a real difference to carers, and are inviting all carers to help shape future services and the new national Carers Strategy. Visit the New Deal for Carers website to get involved and have your say.

As well as the services that are available to carers through Adult Social Care, we have a new contract with two voluntary sector organisations to set up and develop carers’ support. Colebrook Housing and Age Concern will take over the carers service on 3 September but in the meantime they are planning a newsletter for all carers to tell them more about what they will be providing and how they will be doing so. All carers who are registered with Plymouth City Council will automatically receive a copy of the newsletter, but if you are not registered but would like to receive updated information, please contact Plymouth City Council’s Carer Services on 01752 305587 and we will make sure that we send you a copy. Once the new service is up and running we will make sure that there is a direct link to their website from these pages.

Documents

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	Are you a carer? - a leaflet explaining what services may be available from adult social care service for people who care for others. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 133KB
	Foreword from the new Cabinet Member for Adult Health and Social Care, Councillor Dr David Salter - a message of support for the Carers Strategy from the new Cabinet Member for Adult Health and Social Care. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 21.9KB
	Carers Strategy 2006 to 2008 - a plan bringing together work in the city aimed at carers to help provide more coordinated and responsive services that meet cares needs. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 303.4KB
	Carers Information Strategy 2006 to 2008 - a plan detailing how information for carers will be coordinated so that it's easily understood and wide spread. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 98.8KB