Charnwood Carers
Carers outing to Gardeners' World Live during Carers Week. Photo: Karen Robinson
Charnwood Carers Service is facilitated by a development worker, based at John Storer House in Loughborough. The Service acts as a local point of contact and works with other agencies and support groups to raise awareness of carers' issues.
The Service Provides
- Information about support groups, carers' assessments, respite care, transport, benefits and grants
- Loughborough carers' group meets on the first Thursday of the month, 1.30pm-3.00pm at John Storer House
- Shepshed carers' group meets on the third Tuesday of the month, 2.00-4.00pm at Charnwood Road Community Centre, Shepshed
- Sileby & District carers' group meets at varying times usually over a lunch, please contact me, below, for details.
- Syston carers' group meets on the second Monday of the month, 2.00pm-3.30pm at St Peter's Court.
- a carers' forum, which meets quarterly at venues around the Borough, giving carers and service providers the opportunity to meet and discuss issues which are important to carers
- a quarterly newsletter, covering local and national carers' issues.
TheDevelopment Worker, can be contacted on 01509 631783 for dates of meetings and events, see Calendar of Events. Please click on the link below.
- Events
Carers events.
See Charnword, Voluntary Action Charnwood's newsletter, for updates about the Project. Please click on the link below.
Who is a carer?
A carer is someone who has the responsibility for providing or arranging for care for someone else who, because of long-term illness, disability or old age, is not able to care for him or herself.
A carer can be a parent; a son or daughter, a brother or sister; a husband, wife or partner; a relative, friend or neighbour.
The care that they provide can include such things as nursing care, therapy and treatment; personal care; emotional support; assisting with mobility; financial management; domestic support; supervision.
