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Support and advice for carers

You are a carer if you look after a relative or friend, adult or child who is ill or disabled and cannot manage without your help. You may be new to caring, or have been a carer for many years. You may live with the person you care for, or they may live elsewhere. You may be juggling a job and caring for someone. There are many ways of getting support for yourself.

The County Council's Adult Care Services department can give advice and information about organisations and services for you and the person you look after.

Further information is available below.

Carers' assessment
Support that Adult Care Services may be able to arrange
Breaks for carers
Organisations who can assist with breaks for carers
Herfordshire's multi agency carers' strategy
Details of progress on key themes and past strategies
Black and minority ethnic carers
Carers - back to learning and work
Carers Consultations
Link to Adult Care Services consultations including carers consultations
Carers information network
Carers' Emergency Scheme
Information on how Adult Care Services can help carers plan for emergencies
Financial information for carers
Information on benefits and managing the finances of the person you care for
Older family carers looking after someone with a learning disability
Information for carers over the age of 70
Organisations for Carers
Local and national organisations that offer advice, information and support
Relationships for people with learning disabilities
details of Adult Care Services policy
Young carers information
Information for carers under the age of 18

Further information is available in leaflets published by Adult Care Services. To view the full text of the leaflets online, or order copies, please use the link called Adult Care Services Publications and navigate to the Carers section.