Carers Resource

Free access to tailored digital resources to support unpaid Carers

Working with leading national charity Carers UK, we are giving unpaid carers free access to new digital resources. The Digital Resource for Carers is an online platform that hosts a wealth of resources for carers to help them build resilience in their caring role.

We hope you find this resource useful.

 

Carers Network is a 30-year-old independent charitable organisation working with and on behalf of unpaid adult carers and their families across the three boroughs of Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster.

They work directly with Carers to assess them for a Carers Allowance and a Carers Personal Budget. If language is a barrier, then an Interpreter can be provided for the assessment.
There are several in-person and online social activities/events that we host such as Mindful Yoga, Carers Forum, Art Classes, Creative Writing, Coffee Mornings, Mindfulness (Meditation) and the Male Social Corner.

Last year they launched the BizzyBox Project, a lending scheme that enables Carers to borrow comfort toys and sensory stimulation products for their loved ones who are living with Dementia, Autism, Learning Difficulties or recovering from a Stroke.

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 they do this 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. Their support continues up to a year after a bereavement as they check-in with former Carers regularly.

You can 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:
020 8960 3033 carers@carers-network.org.uk .

Carers can also self-refer:
www.carers-network.org.uk/help-and-advice/register-for-support

Carers Network is also a Foodbank referral partner.

All their services are free and further information can be found at www.carers-network.org.uk
Heather St Louis, End of Life Project Manager, heather.stlouis@carers-network.org.uk.