Carers Service
What we do
Carmarthenshire Carers Service is affiliated with the Princess Royal Trust for Carers, and produces and distributes carers information, signposts people who are caring to sources of help and support through a telephone service, and facilitates the Carers Alliance. It is through the Carers Alliance that carers are encouraged to participate in the planning, development and review of services.
The Carers Service works closely with the Joint Carers Development Officer.
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Click here for the Carers Service questionnaire May 2011
Click here for the Carmarthenshire Carers Forum
Carmarthenshire Carers Alliance
Carmarthenshire Carers Alliance is an informal network of voluntary groups, organisations and individual carers. It works to promote the recognition of carers in Carmarthenshire, and seeks to influence the planning, commissioning and development of services for carers.
We meet at least four times a year for regular business and host an annual Carers’ Rights Day event and hold events during Carers Week.
If you are a carer, or have recently been caring for someone, and would like to join the Alliance, you would be very welcome. You would be offered support to attend meetings.
For more information please contact the Carers Service on 0300 0200 002 or email carers@cavs.org.uk.
Carers Week 13th – 19th June 2011
Carmarthenshire Carers Alliance is holding the following events to mark this year’s Carers Week:
- Tuesday 14th June 2011 – Carers Focus Group with Pat McCarthy, Participation Officer with Carers Wales at The Ashburnham Hotel, Pembrey
- Wednesday 15th June 2011 – Benefits Surgery at the CAVS Office, Carmarthen
- Thursday 16th June 2011 – Information Stall at the St. Elli Centre, Llanelli
For more information, please contact the Carers Service on 0300 0200 002 or email carers@cavs.org.uk
Download Carers Week Information Flyer
Carers’ Rights Day 2011
Would you like to know more about the services and support you may be entitled to? Are you concerned about the proposed changes to the benefits system? If so, please come along to
Carers’ Rights Day “Money Matters”,
Friday 2nd December 10.00am—3.00pm
The Stradey Park Hotel, Llanelli
For more information and a booking form please call the Carers Service on 0300 0200 002, or email carers@cavs.org.uk
Replacement care can be arranged. Places are limited so please book early.
The aims of Carers’ Rights Day are to:
- Increase the take up of benefits
- Ensure that carers access their rights under relevant legislation
- Raise awareness of the needs of carers
- Help individuals recognise themselves as carers
- Increase older carers take-up of Pension Credit
The Carers Alliance also welcomes the day as an opportunity to let carers know what support is already available in Carmarthenshire; to look at service developments; to ask carers what they think of the services they are receiving and ask what else they think should be available.
Carers Rights Day is held every December.
If you would like to come along, please phone the Carers Service on 0300 0200 002 or email carers@cavs.org.uk for more information. Replacement care and transport can be arranged.
Carers News
A quarterly newsletter Carers News is sent out to individual carers, GP practices, Citizens Advice Bureaus, day centres and voluntary organisations. Through the newsletter we aim to pass on information to carers and those they care for on policy issues, services and organisations that may be of help to them.
If you have any ideas, articles or contributions for the next edition of the Carers News please feel free to contact us, we particularly welcome contributions from carers and past carers.
If you would like to receive a hardcopy of the newsletter and are happy for your name to be on the confidential mailing list, please ring the Carers Service on 0300 0200 002 or email carers@cavs.org.uk.
Download copies here
Carers News Autumn 2011 Issue 45
Carers News Spring 2011 Issue 43
Carers News Winter 2011 Issue 42
Carers News Autumn 2010 Issue 41
Carers News Summer 2010 Issue 40
Carers News April 2010 Issue 39
Carers News January 2010 Issue 38
Carers News October 2009 Issue 37
Carers News July 2009 Issue 36
Carers News April 2009 Issue 35
Carers News January 2009 Issue 34
