SIGNAL CARERS SERVICE
Free information, support and advice for anyone who provides help and support to someone else
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Who is a carer?
A carer is anyone, including children and adults who look after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support.
NHS England
6000 people start caring each day
Carers UK
A carer helps with…
MEDICATIONS
Transport
FINANCES
SHOPPING
Welfare
and much more...
Am I a carer?
Recognising yourself as a carer can be the gateway to getting a range of help and support which can take some of the pressure off you and allow you some time to look after yourself.
Help and Support
Caring in Bracknell Forest
Do you live or care for someone in Bracknell Forest? SIGNAL is funded to provide free support and advice for adults caring for adults including young carers approaching adulthood and carers of disabled children approaching adulthood.
Referrals
We know that supporting carers early in their caring journey is key to supporting them.
As a professional, you will meet, work with, or recognise unpaid carers as part of your everyday activities.
Young Carers
A young carer is someone under 18 helping to look after someone with their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction.
Adult Carers
A adult carer is someone over 18 helping to look after someone usually another adult with their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction.
Parent Carers
A parent carer is someone over 18 who provides care to a disabled child for whom they have parental responsibility.
Latest
Referral
As a professional, you will meet, work with, or recognise unpaid carers as part of your everyday activities. Unpaid carers of family and friends do not always recognise themselves in a caring role. Quite often, it takes someone like you to spot the signs, and...
Register with us
The SIGNAL carers support service is the main port of call for Carers in Bracknell Forest. In Bracknell Forest SIGNAL supports adults caring for adult residents of Bracknell Forest. Including young carers approaching adulthood and carers of disabled children...
Young Carers Assessment
If you or your parents request it, a member of the young carers team from your local council will visit to carry out a young carers assessment. This assessment is different from the one adult carers have. It'll decide what kind of help you and your family might need....
Your choices about caring
Some people start giving care at a very young age and don't really realise they are carers. Other young people become carers overnight. If someone in your family needs to be looked after, you may really want to help them. But as a young carer, you should not be doing...
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Stay in Contact
Let us know how we can help you
Address
The Ark Trust CIO, Trax, Mill Ride (off Fernbank Road), Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 8JW
info@signal4carers.org.uk
Phone
01344 266088
