Wakefield Council Resources for carers: Page 2
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 Wakefield.
Carers Breaks
Carers Trust Mid Yorks
We are a network partner of Carers Trust, Britain’s leading carer support charity. We provide support in Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield and Leeds. No-one cares more than Carers Trust Mid Yorkshire. We take a person-centred approach to both the carers needs and that of the loved one. We are a not for profit charity with over 35 years’ experience working in the local community.
My Time Carers Breaks and Support
The ‘My Time’ carers breaks and support scheme enables the carer to apply for a maximum of 100 pounds per annum to get a break from caring.
Launched in June 2004, as part of our carers’ week celebrations, the scheme has grown in popularity ever since, as evidenced by the feedback from carers who have used it.
Avalon
At Avalon, the people we support are the centre of all we do. We’re a charity that works hard to make sure the people we support have access to the choices and lifestyles they want and deserve.
Learning Disabilities / Autism Support
NHS LeDeR Resource Bank
LeDeR – learning from lives and deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people – is a local service improvement programme that has been set up to help to improve services for people with a learning disability and autistic people.
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We exist to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. We do this through our mental health, community, learning disability and wellbeing services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide specialist secure mental health (forensic) services for the whole of Yorkshire and Humber.
Autism Pathway for Adults – Support for Carers
It may feel overwhelming when the person you care for first gets a diagnosis of autism. It’s good to know that you are not alone and there are lots of places where you can access help and support including your local council, local support groups and national charities. This leaflet has been created to help make locating that support a little easier
Adult Autism Service
We exist to help people reach their potential and live well in their communities. We do this through our mental health, community, learning disability and wellbeing services across Barnsley, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield. We also provide specialist secure mental health (forensic) services for the whole of Yorkshire and Humber.
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
Our Partnership has 10 Big Ambitions and one of those is to reduce the gap in life expectancy for autistic and other neurodiverse people, people with learning disabilities and people with mental health conditions. Achieving this ambition will make life better for more than 200 000 people living in West Yorkshire. Our Learning Disabilities Challenge is the programme that will drive this aim.
West Yorkshire Neurodiversity programme
The programme is an all age programme and currently focuses on two neurodevelopmental conditions: Autism and ADHD, whilst acknowledging that these conditions rarely occur in silo and a holistic and personalised approach is needed for neurodivergent people to have a good life.
People First Free Resources
We are a membership organisation run by and for adults with a learning disability. Our aim is to help people with learning disabilities to speak out, be respected and live active, healthy and happy lives.
See Ability: WIll Writing Resources
We specialise in supporting people who have learning disabilities or autism, who may also have sight loss, to live ambitious lives and achieve things they never thought possible. Whether that is forming more friendships and relationships, enjoying new experiences and activities or finding employment.
Mencap: Will Writing Guide
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. There is still so much to do so that people with a learning disability have the same rights as everyone else and are treated equally in society. Mencap is going to be working in a different way to help people with a learning disability to make this happen.
The Victoria and Stewart project – End of Life Planning Toolkit
End of life care planning for people with learning disabilities.
LGBTQ+ Carers
LGBTQ+ and Caring
16% of people who identified themselves in the 2021 Census as being part of the LGBTQ+ community also identified as being a carer. This means being part of the LGBTQ+ community means you are more likely to be a carer than someone who is is not part of the LGBTQ+ community.
Our House
A brand new community coffee spot & LGBTQ+ hub in the heart of Wakefield.
The Our House Cafe, is open Tues till Sat. Serving excellent coffee, queer books, delicious treats and beautiful handmade gifts.
All our profits go back into keeping the space going.
Stone Wall
At Stonewall, we stand for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. We imagine a world where all LGBTQ+ people are free to be themselves and we can live our lives to the full.
Black, Asian & Ethnic Minority Carers
Carers Voice & Action Groups
Dementia Voice Group
Dementia Voice Local Groups are groups of people living with dementia who influence Alzheimer’s Society’s and other organisations’ work. They do this by sharing their personal experiences of dementia, knowledge and skills to shape a wide range of projects and topics chosen by them.
Wakefield & District Carers Voice Network
The Wakefield District Carer Voice Network is a community of unpaid carers coming together to make a difference. Whether you care for a family member, friend, or loved one, your voice matters. Join us to share your lived experiences, connect with others like you, and influence positive change in your community and help shape the services that support informal carers.
Advocacy Support for Carers
Everyone has the right to speak up for themselves, especially when it’s about their health, care, and wellbeing. Not everyone can do this easily, however.
Stronger Together Peer Leadership
Explores the importance of support networks at all career stages, from early career to senior roles. Megan is joined by three guests, each with experience in building and sustaining research communities specifically to support researchers working in all areas of Alzheimer’s disease and all other forms of dementia, and neurodegeneration
WAVE (Autism Self-Advocacy Group)
If you are on the autistic spectrum, live in Wakefield and would like to come along to a support group then WAVE could be what you are looking for.
Lift Up Friends (Self Advocacy Group for people with Learning Disabilities)
This is a learning disabilities self advocacy group. Held in the centre of Wakefield every other Tuesday from 1.15 – 3.15pm.
There is voluntary donation to cover drinks and snacks. We are a group for adults with learning disabilities who talk about issues, learn self-advocacy skills, share life experiences and meet new friends.
Wakefield Hospice Community Advisory Group
Helping to shape the future of hospice care. The Community Advisory Group is made up of a diverse collection of individuals from across the Wakefield District who want to share their thoughts on how we can ensure Wakefield Hospice’s services remain ‘fit-for purpose’, for months, years and generations
to come.
Dementia and Delirium Resources
Urinary Tract Infections & Dementia
It’s common for people with dementia to get a urinary tract infection (UTI). This factsheet will help you understand the different types of UTI and recognise their symptoms. It also covers treatments, as well as ways to prevent UTIs.
Think Delirium
Delirium is a condition where people have increased confusion, changes in thinking and a reduced attention span. Symptoms can develop quickly and often change during the day. This fact sheet helps carers identify the symptoms.
Alzheimer’s Society – Dementia Connect Wakefield
The service offers 1:1 support for people with dementia, their carers & family members.
Wakefield Admiral Nurse Team
Admiral Nurses are registered nurses who have a specialist knowledge in dementia care.
We provide support to family, carers and people living with dementia within the Wakefield and five towns area.
Dementia friends
In an ageing population, more people are being diagnosed with dementia than ever before, so it’s essential that as a Hospice we are dementia friendly.
Here at the Hospice we help meet the needs of patients with dementia and provide dementia training to staff.