Kirklees Council Resources for carers
If you look after a family member or friend who has an illness, disability, a mental health problem or addiction, you are a carer. In this section you will find local information and support resources for carers living in or looking after someone in Kirklees.
Carers Count
If you give time and energy to look after a family member or friend in Kirklees and you have questions that need answering, this is your guide to accessing help and support.
Barnardo’s Young Carers
We work with children and young people across Kirklees who are young carers. The service provides assessed 1:1 and group support to young carers aged 8 -17. We will also look at if there are other services available to help the young carer and the person with the illness/disability.
PCAN – Parents of Children with Additional Needs
Independent, parent-led forum in Kirklees for all parents and carers of children and young people with additional needs aged from birth to 25 years. The right place to find lots of good information, links to social media for networking with other parents, and to help us to develop a strong, collective voice so that we can work in partnership with service providers across Kirklees. Together we can improve services for our children and young people with additional needs!
Kirklees Carer Services Directory
The Kirklees Care Services Directory is a guide to choosing and paying for care and support. It contains information to help you navigate adult social care, from accessing services via the council, to how to find the best care home or service for your needs. It also contains details of Kirklees care homes, nursing homes and home/live-in care providers, information on paying for care, local support organisations, and ways to stay independent at home for longer.
The Kirklees Wellness Service
Offers courses to help carers look after their own physical and emotional health, and help for caring for someone with memory deterioration. It is about carers making time to look after their own health needs and aims to helps carers to take more control of the situation and make a difference to their life.
The Kirklees Dementia Hub
Offers information and advice for people who are living with dementia and their carers, family and friends.
Kirklees Council: support and help for carers
Carers support
We recognise the vital importance of carers and the support they provide, both practical and the emotional. Without carers, many people would not only struggle to stay independent but would become isolated, lonely and depressed. However, caring can be really tough and demanding and we want to give carers the best support we can.
Carers Hospital Discharge Toolkit
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)’s unpaid carers programme has produced this carers hospital discharge toolkit and resources to support NHS trusts to carry out their statutory duty to involve unpaid carers in discharge pathways and to improve unpaid carers’ experiences of discharge through increased identification, support, signposting, and referral.
Working Carers
Find out how employers can support employees who are unpaid carers.