How to Get Help When Looking After Someone

As a Carer you are entitled to a Carer’s Assessment by Social Services, to discuss the help that both you and the person you care for, might need.

Contact: Stockport Social Services Ashley, 28 Manchester Road, Cheadle, SK8 2NP

Phone: 0161 428 3241

Webiste: https://www.stockport.gov.uk/topic/adult-social-care

Services that might be helpful include:

• Help with household tasks
• Help with caring tasks during the day and night
• Respite care
• Activities for the ‘cared-for’ person
• Benefits advice

Other useful services

• District nurses, Chiropodist, Community Dentist, Health Visitor and Optician can be accessed by calling the Community Services Administrator on 0161 426 5144
• Macmillan nurse – discuss with GP or practice nurse.

Stockport Care Scheme: The Heatons Centre - Thornfield Road, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 3LD  

Phone: 0161 476 2812

Email: breda.johnson@stockportcareschemes.org.uk

Webiste: http://www.stockportcareschemes.org.uk/

Age Concern – 56 Wellington Street, Stockport, SK1 3AQ

Phone - 0161 480 1211

Website: https://www.ageuk.org.uk/stockport/

Alzheimer’s Society - Stockport & District Branch, Bramhall Methodist Church, 23 Bramhall Lane South, Bramhall, Stockport, SK7 1AL

Telephone  - 0161 449 7475

Website: https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/

Citizen’s Advice Bureau – Cheadle Library, Ashfield Road, Cheadle, SK8 1BB

Telephone  - 0161 428 3158

Webiste: http://stockportcab.org.uk/

Crossroads Together - Heaton Moor Centre, Thornfield Road, Stockport, SK4 3LD

Telephone - 0161 432 7712

Website: http://www.crossroadstogether.org.uk/

MIND  - Dove House, 65 Union Street, Stockport, SK1 3NP

Telephone - 0161 480 7393

Website: https://www.mind.org.uk/

There is a wealth of information on the NHS website about carers and caring. Below are some links into the site that we hope you will find useful.

• A guide to care and support

  Information for carers and people who have care & support needs.

• Caring for someone

  Advice on providing care, medicines etc.

• Care after hospital

  Providing care for people who have been recently discharged from hospital.

• Taking a break

  Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

• Support and benefits for carers
  

  Caring for someone can be a full-time job - find out about accessing breaks and respite care.

• Work and Disability
  

  Guidance, support and help with employment issues.

  Being a Young carer

  Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support

Help claiming benefits, looking after your bank balance and understanding the legal issues of caring.

• Benefits for carers

  Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role

• Benefits for the under-65s

  Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.

  Benefits for the over-65s

  Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.

• Carer's Assement
  

  How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits

• Other benefits

  Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring