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Carers' Trust

The Carers' Trust is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.

Carers UK

Carers UK give expert advice, information and support to carers in order to make their life better.

Carers UK are available to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don't have to care alone.

They have an expert telephone advice and support service for if you want to talk about caring. And if you're looking for answers, they have online information and support.

Carers UK continually campaign for carers rights, alongside having online support groups and volunteering opportunities.

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Carers UK animation series covers a wide variety of topics to help you understand what support and benefits are available to help you look after someone as well as yourself.
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Understanding Your Role as a Family Carer 🌟

Being a family carer involves providing support to someone who may not be able to care for themselves due to disability, illness, mental health issues, or age. As a carer, you play a vital role in the life of the person you care for. It's important to recognise the different types of carers—some may be caring for a parent, a partner, a child with special needs, or a friend. Each caring role can vary greatly from providing occasional help to being a full-time carer.

What to Expect in Your Caring Role 🌼

Your responsibilities as a carer can include managing medication, attending medical appointments, providing emotional support, and handling daily tasks like cooking and cleaning. It's a role that can be both rewarding and challenging. Recognising the scope of your duties can help you identify the kind of support you might need.

Local Support Services in BCP 🏠

  1. BCP Carer Support: They offer a range of services to support carers like you in your community. From advice and information to emotional support, they are there to help you manage your caring responsibilities. Do reach out to them at 01202 128 787 or visit their website.

  2. Focus Support Scheme by PramaLife: This service provides emotional and practical support through befriending and mentoring. It’s especially beneficial if you feel isolated in your caring role. More details can be found here.

  3. Leonardo Trust: This organisation provides help to carers through grants, advice, and support groups. They also manage Oakley Friends, where social gatherings and activities are organized for carers. Check out their services here and here.

  4. Swan Advocacy: They offer advocacy services to ensure your voice is heard and your rights are upheld in your caring role. More information can be found here.

  5. Minstead Trust: This trust represents carers’ interests and ensures their needs are considered in local health and social care planning. Learn more about their work here.

  6. Dorset Carers Card: This card offers discounts and benefits to carers across the BCP area, which can help ease the financial burden. Apply for the card here.

  7. Age UK Bournemouth, Poole & East Dorset: They offer support services, advice, and information to older carers and those caring for an elderly person. Visit their site here.

General Tips for Carers 💡

  • Take Breaks: It’s crucial to look after your own health and wellbeing. Regular breaks can help prevent burnout.
  • Join Support Groups: Connecting with other carers can provide mutual support and valuable advice.
  • Educate Yourself: Understanding the condition of the person you care for can make caring easier and more effective.

Remember, you are not alone in this journey. Utilising local resources and connecting with other carers can provide you with the support you need to manage your caring responsibilities effectively.

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Carers' Trust

The Carers' Trust is the largest provider of comprehensive carers support services in the UK.

Age UK

We aim to provide life-enhancing services and vital support to people in later life. We and our local partners deliver a range of services across the UK.

Our local Age UKs run a variety of different services. Not all services take place in every area, but all local Age UKs will be able to help you find what you're looking for.

Bridgit

Bridgit Care understand that being an unpaid carer is one of the most important jobs out there. But it can sometimes feel lonely and like you're unsupported. Which is why we're always here to listen and help. We believe technology should be designed with and for carers and the ones they support.

Email: contact@bridgit.care



Carers UK

Carers UK give expert advice, information and support to carers in order to make their life better.

Carers UK are available to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don't have to care alone.

They have an expert telephone advice and support service for if you want to talk about caring. And if you're looking for answers, they have online information and support.

Carers UK continually campaign for carers rights, alongside having online support groups and volunteering opportunities.

Veterans Gateway

Veterans’ Gateway – information, advice and support for veterans and their families Here for you 24/7, we are the first point of contact for veterans and their loved ones. We can directly refer you to our verified, expert partners including Combat Stress, SSAFA, Poppy Scotland and more.

Carers UK Animated Video Guides

Carers UK animation series covers a wide variety of topics to help you understand what support and benefits are available to help you look after someone as well as yourself.
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NHS 111

If you or a loved one is feeling unwell you can get medical help buy visiting the NHS 111 website, answer the questions regarding your symptoms and receive medical advice.

 
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NHS Choices

Helping you take control of your health and wellbeing. Including lots of resources to support you in your health and the health of the person you are caring for.

NHS App

The NHS App allows you to access a range of NHS services. You can download the NHS App on your phone or tablet. You can also access the same services in a web browser by logging in through the NHS website.
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Care Circle

Once a month it's useful to reflect on how you're doing in different areas.

Just select an area of the care circle to update how you're getting on.

Ask Bridgit on WhatsApp 📱 is your go-to for caregiving advice, accessible anytime, anywhere. 🌍

Although it's a not a real person, Bridgit is equipped with the knowledge to support you. 📚


Simply add your phone number, message your queries - from caring for a relative to self-care tips, to get an instant answer. 💡

Available conversations

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Are you looking for help in your caring role?

In a short conversation we'll learn a bit about you and the person you're caring for and then create a simple plan with:

📝 Insights into managing the specific condition of the person you're caring for.
🤝 Guidance on accessing and using these services effectively.
🌍 Links to online resources and communities for carers.

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Need Help Making Your Home Safe?

Let's talk about how to make your home safer. We'll help you with:

🏠 Tips Just for You: We'll look at pictures of your house and tell you how to make it safer.
🔍 Find People Who Can Help: We'll share details of local services that might be able to help.
🌍 We'll show you where to find easy guides and tips on the internet to keep your home safe.

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Your Rights As A Carer
Our Carer Counsellor is here to help you with:
🎯 Identifying carer rights and options that align with your needs
📚 Exploring legal rights.
📝 Creating personalised advice and support for you as a Carer.

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Looking for Well-being Support?

In our quick chat, we'll discuss your current engagement in physical activities, stress management practices, and hobbies that uplift you. We'll create a plan featuring:

🏃‍♂️ Suggestions for physical activities suited to your lifestyle.
🧘‍♀️ Tips on mindfulness and meditation, tailored to how often you can practice.
🎨 Ideas for hobbies and activities that can boost your mood and well-being.

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Thinking About Getting Back to Work?

Let's have a quick chat to understand your current situation and your aspirations for returning to work. We'll create a concise plan that includes:

📈 Advice on balancing caregiving responsibilities with work.
🌐 Information on flexible working options and support for carers in the workplace.
📝 Tips on updating your CV and preparing for interviews.

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Balancing Work and Care Responsibilities?

In our brief discussion, we'll explore how you can effectively manage both your professional life and caregiving duties. Your personalized plan will include:

⚖️ Strategies for achieving a work-care balance.
📅 Tips on time management and setting priorities.
🤝 Information on workplace rights and support for carers.

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Navigating Financial Support & Benefits for Carers?

Join us for a brief chat to delve into the financial aspects of caregiving. We'll help you create a plan encompassing:

💰 Detailed information on benefits and financial support options specifically for carers.
📝 Step-by-step guidance on applying for these benefits.
🛠️ Tools and resources to help manage your finances effectively as a carer.

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Considering Taking Time Out as a Carer?

In our short conversation, we'll discuss your need for a break from caregiving. We'll then formulate a plan that includes:

🏖️ Tips on how to plan for time off and respite care options.
🔄 Strategies for ensuring continuity of care during your absence.
🧘‍♀️ Suggestions for relaxation and rejuvenation activities.

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Frequently asked questions

Our support tool captures data from you in order to create your personal support plan.

Through this tool we capture information such as the areas you'd like support with, medications and conditions you'd like advice with, and your location so we can find local events and services close to you.

By using our tool you are consenting for Bridgit Care (Part of Upstream Outcomes Ltd) to process your information in order to receive your personalised support plan.

We care for carers all over the UK with whatever complex needs they may have. We help carers to find carer support resources within their local communities, as well as nationally or with our organisation.

We care for you, so you can care for them.

This tool is designed to help anyone that has somebody that relies on them. Whether that's a friend, neighbour or family member.

You may not identify as a 'carer' and that's fine. This tool is just here to help you navigate all the advice and guidance that's out there on the internet and connect you to the support you need in your local area.

You can access your report in seconds and start getting support straightaway.

We've built this tool to allow you to add content over time, track progress on how you're doing and also make sure you get targeted information to help.

This hopefully will help you spend less time searching for the support you need, and help free up your time.

Your report contains advice, support and guidance from trusted sources from around the UK. From organisations like the NHS, Age UK and Carers UK. The report is split into sections.

In the 'Support' area we provide you with local events, advice, support and services and ideas to try. You can add to this plan over time and share the areas you're struggling with (called 'Challenges') so that we can make sure the advice we provide is based on your needs.

In the 'Dashboard' you can update how you're doing in the different areas of your caring role and overall life, and track this over time. If supported in your area it also allows you to book in for a personal care coach call with our team, or have a live chat on any areas we can help.

In the 'Health' section you can add conditions or medications that you'd like to keep track off and see advice from the NHS on each area. You can use this to also track the medications and conditions of the person you're caring for.

In the 'Downloads' section we've produced some easy to read and accessible packs for you that you can download and use. Containing advice, templated and things to try. You can even print it out if you find it useful.

In the report you can sign up for regular email supports. You'll receive emails with support on the specific areas you've asked for help with as well as a monthly personalised list of upcoming events that you might like to go to.

If supported in your area you'll see options to book a chat, video or phone call with our team to talk about any areas you'd like support on. We're hear to listen and support you in any way we can.

Family carers around the UK already do so much to support the people they care for which in turn helps to keep our health and social care system running.

As a Social Enterprise Bridgit Care is committed to supporting the family carer community and receive funding for these service from government organisations and grants.

When you reach your report page you'll have the option to provide your email address. If you decide to provide it and submit your address to us, then you'll receive regular support emails from the Bridgit Care team with things like upcoming events, new caring advice or services At anytime if you decide you no longer want to receive support emails you can just click 'Unsubscribe' on any of the support mails.

You can also review our Privacy Policy for further information and please contact us if you have any questions or concerns please on our email contact@bridgit.care.

Within the Privacy Policy you will see specific information that relates to this Online Support tool, including details of the information we capture and how we use this information.

All the information you provide to us is encrypted and stored securely in either or Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure environments.

We provide you with a share link for your report to send to others. This link is view only so that others can view the content but not make any edits.

This tool is completely safe to use and completely free.

The tool is being provided to you by either your local authority or NHS Trust, depending upon where you live.

All policies and Terms/Conditions are available at the bottom of the tools report for you to read so you can see how your data is protected.

We are sorry to hear you couldn't find the right help.

Our support tool is constantly updating, If there is something that you needed help with and you couldn't find it we would like to hear from you. That way, we can update the tool to help you and other carers.

You can either leave us some feedback (at the top of the tool) or send us an email at contact@bridgit.care

In the meantime, if supported within your region, and you need additional support please book a carer coach session with the Bridgit Care Team to talk through any areas you need help with

Yes, we are here to help. You can either:

  • Contact your local carers centre (This can be found in the Local section within the 'Carer Support' group)
  • Book a call with a Bridgit Carer Coach for some advice (if supported in your region)
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