In its continued commitment to carers, Warwickshire County Council is pleased to be supporting National Carers Week. Carers Week 2013 will take place 10-16 June 2013, with the theme "Prepared to Care?” Every day at least 6,000 people start caring. Becoming a carer can impact significantly on a person’s life – it takes time, energy, can leave you isolated and can be costly. Prepared to Care? – the 2013 Carers Week campaign – will focus on how the UK’s current carer population is coping, how effectively Government is supporting the growing numbers of carers, and whether the wider population is prepared for future caring responsibilities. Through Prepared to Care?, Carers Week will highlight the impact of caring on daily life and, with an ageing population and higher incidence of disability and serious illness, encourage the public to think whether they could manage a caring role. Prepared to Care? will also help those already caring to make sure they are accessing all the practical and emotional support they need to care safely and look after themselves. In support of carers, Warwickshire County Council has recently launched ‘Carer Aware’, a free e-learning tool which aims to improve knowledge and awareness about the role of carers and the support that is available both locally and nationally. The Carer Aware e-learning tool can be found at warwickshire.gov.uk/careraware Guideposts Carer Support Service are holding a range events taking place across Warwickshire, for Carers to pop in to pick up advice, information, emergency cards or just to have a chat. Fully trained Carer Support Workers will be available at the events to offer information and advice on all carers issues. Why not pop along for a chat, or call us on 0845 6009980 for further information. A full list of local events can be found at guidepoststrust.org.uk/warwickshire/carers-servic es/events/ The Carer’s strategy can be found at warwickshire.gov.uk/carersstrategy
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:31:25 +0000
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