What is a Carer?
Anyone could be a Carer! An 80-year-old woman looking after her husband who has Alzheimer’s disease, a 40-year-old man caring for his partner who has terminal cancer, or a 15-year-old looking after a parent with alcohol dependency and a little brother who has autism.
If you look after a friend or family member due to illness, disability, mental health condition or a substance use, our TfS partner, Sutton Carers Centre, are there for you.
Local support for Carers.
The Sutton Information Hub is your best, local guide to support and services for Carers in our borough. You can access their specific Support for Carers pages here.
Sutton Carer Centre.
Caring can be rewarding, but it can also be tough, frustrating and exhausting. That means you need to look after yourself too!
Sutton Carers Centre can offer information, advice and practical support tailored to you or your whole family's needs, for example, if you are struggling to access food or are having financial difficulties.
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If you are a Carer and need support, please visit the Sutton Carers Centre Contact Us page to identify the correct contact details or try their general enquiries line on 020 8296 5611. |
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You can email the Sutton Carers Centre Enquiries team here. |
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You can explore their website here or find specific information around the Sutton Carers Centre Support Groups here. |
Money matters for a Carer!
Are you receiving all of the benefits and concessions that you are entitled to as a Carer? The Sutton Carers Centre have a specialist team to assist you in maximising your income. To find out more, please visit their website here or contact them direct.
Carrying out your own online research.
To find out more about caring for someone, please take a look at the following resources:
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You can explore the Sutton Carers Centre website here. |
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The Sutton Information Hub is your best guide to local support and services for Carers. You can access their specific Sutton Information Hub Carers pages here. |
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You can explore the NHS website here. |
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You can read more about Carers from the Government here and the Equality Act 2010 here. |
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You can read more about care and support for adults with Sutton Council Adult Social Care here, including applying for Carers Allowance. You can also read the Local Authority Carers Strategy here. |
Safeguarding an older person.
If you are worried about an older person or worried about them being abused, you can read about local policies here, or if needed, you can report this to Adult Social Services through their safeguarding online form here.
Safeguarding a child/young person.
If you are worried about a child/young person, you can read about local policies here, or if needed, you can report this to the Local Safeguarding Children Partnership in Sutton here.
Need to find a local service or group?
Look no further! If you just wanted to find a local service or see what is available in Sutton, then please take a look at the Sutton Information Hub here.
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