Northamptonshire Unpaid Carers Guide - LARGE PRINT

Section 1 - Who is a Carer?

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Section 4 – Carer Support Health and Well-being Loneliness and Isolation Supporting your own Mental Well-being/Health

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Who is a Carer?

Adult Carer 5 Young Carer & Young Adult Carer 6 Parent Carer 6 Former Carer 7 Your rights as a Carer 7 How might Caring affect me? 7 Section 2 – Caring for... 8 Mental Health 8 Physical Disability / Health 9 Learning Disability 10 Neurodiversity 10 Dementia 11 A child 12 Addiction & Recovery 14 Sensory Impairment 15 Sudden Illness 16 Section 3 – Adult & Children Social Care 17 Care Act 2014 17 Care and Support Needs 17 Children & Families Act 2014 18 Carer Assessment 19 Getting An Assessment 20 Adult Social Care 20 Safeguarding 21 Signs of Abuse 22 Who might cause the abuse? 22 Children’s Social Care 23 Children’s Safeguarding 24 ReSPECT 25

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Counselling

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Recovery College

IAPT

Managing a long-term health condition

Keeping a routine

Exercise

Complementary therapies

Self-help groups

Employment

Flexible working Parental Leave

Carers Leave

GP

Hospital Support Continence Care

Dentist

Opticians Housing

Respite Care

Day Centre Support

Residential Care

Nursing Care

Sheltered Housing Keeping Yourself Safe

Ageing/Frailty

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Section 5 - Financial & Benefits State of Caring survey 2024

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