Carers

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

• A guide to care and support Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.
• Caring for someone Advice on providing care, medicines etc
• Care after hospital Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.
• Taking a break Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• Benefits for Carer's Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role

• Benefits for the under-65s Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.

• Benefits for the over-65s Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.

• Carer's Assessment How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits

• Other benefits Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring