Carers Advocacy
Being an unpaid carer can feel challenging at times, with many different aspects of care to manage. Our Carers Advocates help carers to be more involved and have their voices heard in decisions that affect them and the person they care for.
Carers Advocacy is not a statutory service. This means that in different areas, there will be different criteria for being able to have support from an advocate.
Who might need this?
Carers Advocacy is here to support anyone over 18 who provides unpaid care for a friend or loved one with an illness or disability.
How can a Carers Advocate help?
- Helping carers to understand their rights and how to exercise them
- Supporting carers to access a Carers Assessment
- Supporting carers to communicate their own needs to people making decisions
- Attending meetings with carers
- Making a social care complaint
- Helping carers to find other services that might be able to support them (signposting)
Who can make a referral?
- The person who needs support
- A friend, family member or carer (with the person’s permission)
- The local authority (with the person’s permission)
- The NHS (with the person’s permission)
- Other organisations or charities (with the person’s permission)
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