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Supporting Carers Sefton Carers Centre provides free advice and guidance, emotional and practical support, training and a range of holistic therapies for unpaid carers living in Sefton. In order to access all of our services for free you will need to register with us. By providing us with your details you will receive information and support which is tailored to your individual needs. ANYONE could be a carer, a 15-year-old girl looking after a parent with a long term health condition, a 40-year-old man caring for his partner who has terminal cancer or an 80-year-old woman looking after her husband who has Alzheimer's disease. We link into a variety of services, both statutory and voluntary. With our network partners we aim to ensure that the information and advice we provide is current and purposeful, to help keep carers caring in Sefton. As part of our Carer Support Team we have a dedicated Carer Support Officer who can provide advice to carers by telephone - 0151 288 6060 or at the centre, 27-37 South Road, Waterloo, L22 5PE.
Supporting Carers-Carers Needs Assessment Carer’s Assessment looks at the different ways that your caring role affects your life. We look at how you can carry on doing the things that are important to you and enable you to feel that you still have quality of life. The assessment covers the impact of your caring role, how you feeling about caring, your physical, mental and emotional health and how caring may affect your ability to access, work, leisure, education, wider family and relationships. As a carer your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing is at the heart of this assessment, demonstrating the impact & need for services. If you decline an assessment we will still be able to access information and advice, including what in-house services we can offer as well as any other support and help from local organisations that may benefit you in your caring role.
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