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Adult Carers - services that benefit carers
These are services that you can receive as a carer. They are services that can help you to maintain your health and well being, or the caring role. They include:
- Information and support - Carers Support organisations offer this service both to individual carers and through carers groups.
- Time out schemes - Carers Support organisations arrange outings and opportunities for relaxation, for groups and individual carers.
- "Looking after yourself" - Sessions which might include back care managing stress and relaxation are also arranged by Carers Support.
- Help with holidays - A cash grant of up to £300 to enable a carer to take a real break, i.e. a holiday. This is accessed through a carers assessment, see Assessment of Carers Needs.
- An individual service - Some carers cannot use the services described because of their particular situation, but the assessment of carers needs may highlight something which would make a real difference to the carer in their caring role. The worker responsible for the assessment will explore with the carer whether these needs may be met, through a direct payment.
Contact Details
By Post
Social Care Help Desk
Wiltshire County Council
Department of Community Services
(Adult Social Care Services)
County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8LE
By Email
socialcarehelpdesk@wiltshire.gov.uk
By Telephone
01225 713001
By Fax
01225 713355
Opening Hours
Monday to Thursday 9.00am - 5.00pm
Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm
