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Welcome To Guidepost Trust Carers Support  Service

Guideposts has been working all over the country for the last thirty years in the field of social care covering Learning Disabilities, Mental Health, Dementia, Alzheimers and Domiciliary Home Care Support. In Warwickshire one of the services Guideposts operates is a Carers Support Service.

TO CONTACT US PLEASE TELEPHONE:  0845 600 9980

Who is a carer?

A carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a relative, friend or neighbour who could not manage without their help due to age, sickness, disability or addiction.

Both men and women are carers and they can be of any age and background, with many combining their caring role with a paid job.

Being a carer can be rewarding but it can also affect your life, health, personal relationships, family, employment, leisure and finance. It can also be very isolating.

Many carers do not recognise themselves as carers seeing only their role as husband, wife, son, daughter, neighbour, etc. Therefore they may be unaware of the help which they can get or the services which are available to them.

Guideposts Carers Support Service is here to support carers to access the help and the services available to them.

What is Guideposts Carers Support Service?

Guideposts Carers Support Service has been commissioned by Warwickshire County Council  to provide a free confidential service. Guideposts provides information, help, advice and support for carers and professionals.

We aim to:

• Support and empower carers
• Enrich carers lives and promote well-being
• Promote carers rights
• Raise the profile of carers and carer issues
• Ensure that carers voice is heard and their views taken into account by decision makers

How can Guideposts help you?

Guideposts provide a wide range of information and services to help carers.

These are some of the things we can do:

• Provide information on services and practical help available to carers
• Publish a regular quarterly newsletter to keep in touch and keep carers informed
• Facilitate carer support groups so that carers feel less isolated and meet other carers for mutual support
• Offer one to one confidential support during difficult times
• Provide an emergency card to carry for peace of mind
• Employ specialist staff for carers from Ethnic minorities, for carers of people with learning disabilities, mental health illness and parent carers
• Provide support for carers of individuals who are on the autistic spectrum and individuals who are dependent on drugs and/or alcohol
• Provide a drop-in information point at our Community Cafe in Nuneaton
• Publish fact sheets covering almost every aspect of caring
• Maintain a website which is packed with information and links to other agencies

The text above is from one of our leaflets, which is also available in other languages.

If you are a young carer you may wish to visit Warwickshire Young Carers Project for further information about support which is available to you.

Guideposts also offers a specialist service for carers of people with dementia in Warwickshire for more information please visit Dementia Web alternatively you can contact our Dementia Information Service for Carers (DISC) on 0845 437 9901.

Photos on this site from www.johnbirdsall.co.uk

Guidepost Trust Carers Support Service
44-45 Church Street
Nuneaton
Warwickshire
CV11 4AD
carerssupport@guidepoststrust.org.uk
Telephone: 0845 600 9980
Fax 02476 385666