Useful links for carers
Carers UK Resources for Carers
Under each subtitle below are links to the these fact sheets which can be downloaded free of charge.
Upfront Guide
If you are new to caring the Carer Upfront guide will take you straight to the information you may need to know.
Looking After Someone is a guide for anyone caring for family or friends. The guide outlines your rights as a carer and gives an overview of the practical and financial support available.
https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/guides-and-tools/looking-after-someone-guide/
Carer’s Allowance is the main benefit for carers. If you are looking after someone for 35 hours a week or more, you may be eligible.
www.carersuk.org/carersallowance
Attendance Allowance is something you may be entitled to if you are looking after someone who has a disability or illness and is aged 65 or over. Please note that the current version of these factsheets is 2015/16
www.carersuk.org/attendanceallowance
Coming Out of Hospital factsheet outlines your rights as a carer during the hospital discharge procedure, the steps that should be followed before the person you care for is discharged from hospital, and what to do if things go wrong.
Help with Council Tax factsheet looks at what help is available for council tax and what to do if you disagree with a council tax decision.
Major changes have been brought in to how support is provided to people who need help with their rent through Housing Benefit.
Disability Living Allowance (DLA) may be available if you are looking after a child with a health condition or disability who is under the age of 16 years
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit that replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people of working age. This factsheet can be used if you are claiming PIP on behalf of the person you are looking after or for yourself.
Assessments and the Care Act This factsheet contains information about the new system of care and support that will come into place in England on 1 April 2015 when the Care Act 2014 and the Children and Families Act 2014 are implemented.
Bedroom Tax If you’re of working age, renting a home with a spare bedroom and receiving Housing Benefit or the housing element of Universal Credit, it’s likely your benefit will be reduced. This is known as the Bedroom Tax. It’s also called the under-occupancy charge or the removal of the spare room subsidy.
Nutrition Resources for Carers and Those They Care For
Under each subtitle below are links to the Nutricia booklets which can be downloaded free of charge. However, if you wish to order paper copies of the leaflets, please visit Carers UK website
Eating well
Over time, it's easy to slip into unhealthy habits and reach for the wrong 'comfort' foods to keep us going. However it's possible to break those habits and there are some simple steps you can take to prepare meals for yourself and those you care for more easily, eat more healthily and feel better. This booklet offers tips and guidance to help.
Eating well and cancer
If the person you care for has cancer, it is more important than ever that they eat well. This booklet is for anyone caring for a person with cancer and provides useful information and tips on how to help them eat well.
Tube feeding and your child
When looking after a child with complex needs, you might need to consider the option of tube feeding. Find out how you can best help them, what your choices are and what practical and emotional support there is to help.
Eating well with Dementia
Many people living with dementia may experience a change in their relationship with food, eating and drinking. As dementia progresses, the behavioural, emotional and physical changes that occur can make eating and drinking more difficult. This booklet is for anyone caring for a person with dementia and provides useful information and tips on how to help them eat well.
When someone needs change
When you care for someone, over time their needs will inevitably change. Sometimes it’s hard to pinpoint when to act as changes can be gradual. In other cases, you may notice someone’s health decline more rapid. This site offers guidance on what to look for, what you can do and when to get more support.
Carers UK has produced a number of fact sheets which you may find useful in your caring role. You can see them on the Rutland Information Service: Carers UK Resources for Carers
(Under each subtitle there are further links to the fact sheets which can be downloaded free of charge)
Nutricia and Carers UK have worked together to produce a range of informative leaflets for carers about looking after their own health and nutrition and that of the person they care for.
