Hartlepool Carers'- 19A Lowthian Road, Hartlepool - 01429 283095
Who is a Carer?
Carers look after a relative, friend or neighbour who cannot manage without help because of sickness, age or disability.
There are over six million carers in the UK. The support carers provide free of charge save the state £87 billon every year. It is clear that society to-day owes carers a great debit and yet they can still feel isolated and unsupported. Caring for someone can be physically demanding and emotionally exhausting and often affects carers’ own health. Many carers face social exclusion having given up their paid job to care for someone. The support they provide is unpaid, brings no status or contract of employment and can result in financial hardship and poverty.
Four million carers are of working age, 3 million of whom combine care and work, 2 out of 5 people will be carers at some point in their lives. Half of these carers are still caring 5 years later.
Categories of Carers
Hartlepool Carers has provided help to over 1,200 carers in the past year. We are currently supporting 560 adult carers and 125 young carers.
At present Hartlepool Carers have 11 paid members of staff and over 100 volunteers offering the following service to carers townwide and throughout the surrounding villages:
One to One Support, Advocacy, Befriending, Computer Access, D.I.Y., Dog Walking, Emotional Support, Employment Advice, Escorts to G.P., Football Activity (coaching for young carers), Gardening, Home Visits, Information, Junior Club, Newsletters, Drop-ins, Shopping, Sitting Service, Social Activities, Social Outings, Support Groups, Therapies, Training, Youth Forum.
Carers look after a relative, friend or neighbour who cannot manage without help because of sickness, age or disability.
There are over six million carers in the UK. The support carers provide free of charge save the state £87 billon every year. It is clear that society to-day owes carers a great debit and yet they can still feel isolated and unsupported. Caring for someone can be physically demanding and emotionally exhausting and often affects carers’ own health. Many carers face social exclusion having given up their paid job to care for someone. The support they provide is unpaid, brings no status or contract of employment and can result in financial hardship and poverty.
Four million carers are of working age, 3 million of whom combine care and work, 2 out of 5 people will be carers at some point in their lives. Half of these carers are still caring 5 years later.
Categories of Carers
- Adult Carer – An adult caring for another adult i.e. spouse, partner, friend or relative.
- Parent Carer – An adult who carers for a child who is ill or has a disability.
- Young Carer – a child or young person aged up to 18 who is carrying out significant caring tasks and assuming a level of responsibility for another person, their parent, grandparent or sibling, which would usually be taken on by an adult.
Hartlepool Carers has provided help to over 1,200 carers in the past year. We are currently supporting 560 adult carers and 125 young carers.
At present Hartlepool Carers have 11 paid members of staff and over 100 volunteers offering the following service to carers townwide and throughout the surrounding villages:
One to One Support, Advocacy, Befriending, Computer Access, D.I.Y., Dog Walking, Emotional Support, Employment Advice, Escorts to G.P., Football Activity (coaching for young carers), Gardening, Home Visits, Information, Junior Club, Newsletters, Drop-ins, Shopping, Sitting Service, Social Activities, Social Outings, Support Groups, Therapies, Training, Youth Forum.