Sheffield Carers Centre

Sheffield Carers Centre are here to help any adult who is an unpaid carer. A carer is someone who provides support – practical and/or emotional – to an adult or child with an illness, disability, frailty, mental health problems or substance misuse issues. The Carers Centre offers advice, information and support.

Services include:

• Carers Advice Line – call to get specialist advice and information – 0114 272 8362
• Drop-in Sessions – you can drop in to the centre on Wednesday mornings to chat to an advisor
• Specialist Advice – find out about employment rights, benefits and wills, power of attorney, trusts, and community care for free
• Information Library – information about caring and your role, available on our website
• Carer’s Needs Assessments – looks at how your caring role impacts your life, and what support you might need
• Personalised support based on your needs including:
  • Time for a Break service
  • One-to-one counselling
  • Support Packages

• In Safe Hands – plan for emergencies or make a contingency for when you are unable to care
• Facebook – you can join the discussion online with our private Facebook groups.
• Carers Cafés – meet other carers once a month for tea and cake (details on our website)
• Newsletter – every few months we send out our newsletter full of news and information
• Carers Groups – meetings in your community with other carers.

For more information please visit:

http://sheffieldcarers.org.uk/

Phone:

0114 2728362

Email:

information@sheffieldcarers.org.uk