Putting carers first in Plymouth

Carers Week (Monday 8 June to Sunday 14 June 2009)

To view the range of activities taking place during Carers Week, please see the Carers Week newsletter for full details.

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:

• provide information to carers about their right to support and the ways that the support may be provided
• 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
• 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.

As well as the services that are available to carers through adult social care, we have contracts with community and voluntary sector organisations to set up and develop carers’ support. Colebrook Housing and Plymouth Age Concern oversee our carers service.

All carers who are registered with Plymouth City Council automatically receive a copy of a carers newsletter produced by Carers Champions, 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.

To access more information and understand more about services available please use the left hand links.

Links to related information

Adaptations to the home

• Adult protection
• Ask SARA
• Be smart be safe
• Care and support at home
• Direct payments
• Day services
• Equipment
• Extra care housing
• Fair access to care services
• End of life
• Hospital services
• Plymouth's strategy for the over 50's
• Residential care homes

We also produce a range of leaflets and publications which you may find useful.

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