A carer is an unpaid person who regularly looks after, helps, or supports someone who wouldn’t be able to manage everyday life without them. Often this is a relative, neighbour, or friend.
This is different from a paid care worker, and many people often don't realise they are carers.
Support for carers in Trafford
Trafford Carers Centre offers support and advice to unpaid carers in Trafford. Visit the website.
Trafford Carers Centre can help provide any carer with:
- Advice
- Advocacy
- Help with a free carer’s assessment
- Counselling
- Help with the emergency card scheme
- Emotional support
- Assistance with applying for funding
- Welfare and benefits advice
- Financial support
- Health checks
- Home visits
- Complementary therapies
- Training sessions
- Bereavement support
- Young carers support
Access support
To access support from the Trafford Carers Centre, you need to make a referral. You can refer yourself or someone else to access carer support.
Once the referral has been made, a caseworker may be in touch to see if you qualify for an assessment.
Other support services
If you are a young carer (under 26) you can get local and online support from the Carers Trust. Visit the Carers Trust website.
You can find information about how to care for children with complex needs on the NHS website.