Do you look after someone?
A carer is someone who, without payment, provides help to a relative or friend who could not manage otherwise due to illness, disability, frailty, mental health, drug or alcohol issues.
Anyone can be a carer.
Some carers care for an ill partner, an elderly parent or a child with additional needs and some carers are children who look after a parent.
Many carers combine this with working, running a home and looking after children.
Every caring situation is different but what carers have in common is that they usually put their own needs last.
Where can I get Help?
Tell your GP that you are a carer.
If you are struggling, please be open and honest about this.
Try not to see this as a failure or feel guilty about it; it’s very common amongst carers.
Your GP will try and help make things better, this is part of their role.
Contact the Carers’ Resource: The Carers’ Resource gives tailored support and information to unpaid carers and vulnerable people.
It is open to everyone and helps people find out what support – financial, practical or emotional – is available and how to access it.
You can contact their Bradford and Airedale team on:
Phone: 0127 444 9660
Email: [email protected]
Website: carersresource.dev
Address: Unit 15, Park View Court, St Paul’s Road, Shipley, BD18 3DZ