Carer
Definition: Someone, usually unpaid, and often a friend or family member who supports a person with social care needs either full time or part time.
Category: adult social care
Credit: Department of Health
Source:
Glossary of Adult Social Care Terms
Services mentioning Carer
Provides support for those affected by
Alström Syndrome, their
carers and professionals working with them. This includes a forum, help with gaining access to
medical assessments with doctors who have expertise in Alström Syndrome, quarterly medical screening clinics and a newsletter.
We hold monthly evening group sessions for parents and
carers of
vision impaired children and
young people (0-25 years) which are facilitated by our team of RSBC Family Practitioners. It’s a supportive group where you will learn from the experiences of other parents and carers and in turn be able to support others with your own experiences and stories. Each month there will be a new topic covering many of the milestones and issues which parents and carers might face. It’s a safe place to share your feelings knowing others will support you. What to expect: Peer support; Empowering each other; Learning about and understanding
mental health and well-being; Sharing knowledge and experience; Discussing the challenges of raising a child with a vision impairment; Open
advice forum – no question is too big or too small.
An on-line resource containing information on eye care for people with learning
disabilities. It includes information in easy-read format, and also information for
carers.
Grants are offered to anyone with a permanent and uncorrectable eye condition, living in Breconshire to help
pay for equipment, services,
training, education and experiences (such as
holidays). Applications are welcome from the
visually impaired, their families and
carers.
The home of multiple online services, enabling
children of all ages and abilities to
play, develop and achieve. Teachers, therapists,
carers and parents can provide accessible game-based learning activities, creative
personalised choice-making activities, access readymade curriculum activities and sensory stories, or assess and develop early vision and cognition behaviours.
SANE provides emotional support and information to anyone affected by
mental illness, including families, friends and
carers. Their mental health support services are completely confidential. Whatever your problems or concerns, you will receive non-judgemental emotional support. Their professional staff and trained volunteers have specialist mental health knowledge; they can help you consider options for support that address your individual circumstances.
Deafblind Cymru's peer support & social groups provide those with both sight and hearing impairments plus their
carers an opportunity to meet people and make friends. At regular meetings, all members are encouraged to get involved in the decision making process to determine what activities the group should do, often including social
outings and arranging meetings to enjoy guest speakers on subjects of interest.
Social and entertainment group for persons who are
vision impaired and
carers.
Outings and speakers, general chat and company. Meetings are held at the Methodist Church, High Street, Welshpool on alternate Tuesdays between the hours of 2 - 4pm. from March - December. The
club is run by a small group of people who give their time freely. Raffle event every meeting towards cost of refreshments and use of hall. Affiliated with
Macular Society.
This project, funded by the Community Fund, aims to support the wellbeing of people with sight loss and their
carers in Wales. With a focus on the ethnic minority groups, schools and organisations, we have a campaign team which reaches out to create awareness about the prevention, causes, management and supporting people living with
visual impairments.
Library records mentioning Carer
The newsletter of the
CHARGE Family
Support Group gives information to families and
carers of individuals with CHARGE Syndrome.
Clinical commissioning guidance from The College of
Optometrists & The Royal College of Ophthalmologists, which aims to to help those designing and commissioning eye care improve the value of their services for people with an urgent eye condition. This is defined as any eye condition that is of recent onset and is distressing or is believed by the patient,
carer or referring health professional to present an imminent threat to vision or general health.
A leaflet summarising the services available to
disabled children and their parents/
carers in Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council.
This factsheet provides information on eye examinations for people with dementia. It will be useful for people with dementia, their families,
carers and professionals.
Report identifying priorities for sight loss research in the UK, based on the results of a survey of patients, relatives,
carers and eye health professionals and a prioritisation exercise.
Sight loss UK is an annual evidence
review based on 45 key indicators that show us what life is like for people with experience of sight loss, their
carers and those at risk of sight loss. This data summary provides professionals working in the sight loss sector with the latest evidence related to the lives of people with sight loss and clear information about the factors affecting people at risk of sight loss. The report includes indicators on the following topics: people living with sight loss and those at risk of sight loss; cost of sight loss; preventing avoidable sight loss; supporting independent living; creating an inclusive society; global sight loss.
This leaflet has been written by a collaboration of organisations who support
children and families. It will introduce you to the help and support you may want as the parents and
carers of a child with a
vision impairment.
When you have dementia it is important to make the most of your sight. Wearing any glasses you need, enables you to make the most of your sight. Without glasses some people would have to cope with blurred vision all the time & this may also worsen the symptoms of dementia and increase a sense of isolation and confusion. This factsheet is about the issues people with dementia who need to wear glasses may face. It will be useful for people with dementia, their families,
carers and professionals.
