Carers Information

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Are you a carer?

If you are please let us know at Reception or complete the form at the bottom of this page – we may be able to help you.

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

  • What’s your situation
    Whether you need care or are a Carer both permanent or temporary, there is support available.
  • Care services and advice
    How to get care, the types of services and wellbeing advice such as respite care.
  • Money and your rights
    Do you know your tenancy rights as a carer? Are you aware of all the funding available? Do you need help with disability benefits or tax credits?

Contact Carers Direct

Helpful Information

Care and support services

Care and support services might typically include:

Local Carers Network – Support for Carers

Are you a carer? Do you look after someone? A parent, a partner, a friend or neighbour?

Carers Network is a local independent charity that can help you if you are over 18 and looking after an adult living in The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, City of Westminster or London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

They can help you with: carers assessments; information and advice; accessing grants to assist you in your caring role; social events and activities.

The End of Life Carers Project supports Carers caring for loved ones with a terminal illness, over 80 and vulnerable or with long-term complex health needs.  The way it is done is by undertaking non-clinical complex casework, advocacy, delivering workshops and training on subjects that matter to Carers e.g. Lasting Power of Attorney, Wills, Advance Care Planning, Funeral Payment Expenses, Bereavement. Carers network support continues up to a year after a bereavement.

Please contact Heather St Louis the End of Life Project Manager for more information: heather.stlouis@carers-network.org.uk

The Information, Advice & Guidance Helpline is open Mon to Fri 9am to 5pm:

Carers Network is also a Foodbank referral partner.

For more information, or to refer yourself, please contact Carers Network today:

Free Access to Tailored Digital Resources to Support Unpaid Carers

Carers UK and NHS England are giving all unpaid carers in England free access to Carers UK Digital Resource for Carers.

Young Carers

Are you under 18? Do you help look after someone? Please see the info on Family Action Young Carers Personal Budget Service.

St Philip’s Pre-AMICI Dance Group

Please see below more information on the Pre-AMICI Expressive Dance Group for young and older people with learning disabilities, sensory impairment and physical disability, which is held weekly at St Philip’s Church Hall, Abingdon ward W8 – The Pre-AMICI Expressive Dance Group information.

The class remains free of charge and anyone who would like to learn more or give it a try please phone Sophie Ledgister 0208 964 0544 / sledgister@equalpeoplemencap.org.uk, or take a look at their full range of activities on equalpeoplemencap.org.uk.

Full of Life’s Carer’s Advocacy Service

Full of Life was founded in 1994 by parents who were dissatisfied with the lack of information and support that they needed to raise a child with additional needs. Parents came together to establish a single organisation that empowered and supported parents on their lifelong journey of caring. Full of Life continues to grow and now supports over 750 families across Kensington and Chelsea.

Their Carer’s Advocacy Service offers independent practical support, advice, and information for parent carers who live in Kensington and Chelsea and have a child (14+) or an adult with a disability.

The service covers the following areas:

  • Issues relating to Social Services, such as Carer’s Assessments, Needs Assessments, and access to services
  • Support with the transition from Children’s to Adult Services
  • Education advice (16+)
  • General information and advice on benefits and housing
  • Form filling (benefits, grants, and applications)
  • Support with attending meetings and reviews
  • Advice and support regarding complaints
  • Liaising with services and professionals to access the best support for families
  • A quarterly newsletter for parent carers

Additionally, the Carer’s Advocacy Service works to ensure that parent carers and their families are at the heart of service development.

For more information about Full of Life’s Carer’s Advocacy Service, you can contact Samantha Peters on 020 8962 9917, advocacy@fulloflifekc.com.

For further information on other services provided by Full of Life, please visit: www.fulloflifekc.com.

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