Caring for someone

Support and advice to help you in your role as a carer.

Adult Placement Service

Our Adult Placement Service recruits paid carers from the local community to provide long term placements or short term breaks for people who have learning disabilities.

Advocacy for carers

Advocacy enables people to protect their rights and 'speak up'.

Carers benefits

Lancashire County Councilżs Welfare Rights Service provides independent and confidential advice and representation on benefits and tax credits for carers.

Carers direct

This is a nationwide service run by the NHS, providing information and advice on health and social care for carers.

Events and activities

There are a number of carer organisations across Lancashire which provide valuable support to carers by providing a break and opportunities to build their social network.

Help in an emergency

Many carers worry about who will look after the people they care for if something unexpectedly happens to them.

Life after caring

When the person you care for dies, you not only lose a loved one but may also lose a sense of purpose as your caring role ends.

Mental capacity

Mental capacity is about the ability to make decisions. The Mental Capacity Act 2005 sets out the legal rights for supporting and protecting vulnerable people who are not able to make their own decisions.

Practical support

Some examples of the kind of support that is available to carers to support you in your caring role.

Rehabilitation for visually impaired people

The rehabilitation service provides specialist assessment, training, information and advice to people with visual impairments and their carers.

Residential care and nursing homes

Short term placements can be arranged to look after an individual in a care home.

Time for me

If you are a carer you can apply for a 'Time for Me' grant. This is an amount of money which you can choose to spend on anything that gives you a break, and which has a positive impact on your well-being in the longer term.

Volunteer services

Our volunteers provide support, befriending and companionship in the community.

Work and study

We can support you to access information about employment and help you to maintain your job if this is appropriate, or to maximise your income if it is not.

Young carers

Young carers are children or young people who look after someone in their family who has an illness, a disability, a mental health problem or a substance misuse problem.