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Caring for CarersInformation and help available in Doncaster
Alzheimer’s Society
Carers of People with Dementia. The Carer Information and Support Programme provides carer information in a group environment where carers are able to share their experiences and find out about local and national services that may be of help. It is delivered by trained local staff and supported by volunteers. Programme aimed at family members and friends who support a person with a recent diagnosis of dementia.
Cantley Memory Cafe , Charles Court Singing for the Brain, Conisbrough Memory Café, Dementia Support Doncaster, Doncaster Central Memory Café
[email protected] [email protected]
Avalon Carers Support Tool
If you live in Doncaster and support a family member with dementia, we can provide a free service helping you to make the most of the many resources open to you.
It is our aim to help you navigate and make better use of the resources available to you as carers, which can enable you to take the time you need, whilst ensuring the needs of your loved ones are met in a personalised, safe way.
Mexborough Business Centre,College Road,Mexborough,South Yorkshire,S64 9JP,01709 580 543,http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Time Business Centre 1, Water Vole Way,Doncaster, 01302 910193,www.avalongroup.org.uk
Barnardos Doncaster Young Carers Service
Young carers may be supported by Doncaster Young Carers to reach their goals in a variety of ways including: one to one and group suppor, family Support, issue based groups, school sup-port service, support around education, training and employment, activity days and occasional residential breaks, information and referral to other agencies and advocacy.
Doncaster School for the Deaf, Leger Way, Doncaster DN2 6AY,01302 366680,www.barnardos.org.uk
Care 4 Carers
We provide support and friendship, and the benefit of our mental health training. We hold social events and produce a newsletter. We represent the interests of carers and service users at meetings with health professionals.
All (mental health) carers are very welcomeWe meet at the Laurels, 66 Thorne Road Doncaster
Carer Training via DMBC
Doncaster Council offer free training for carers. This is training related generally to a caring role for example Moving and Handling and First Aid but also more specifically condition related for example Diabetes, Autism and Dementia.
To view the training calendar go to website. To book a place email. If you can’t email, phone.NOTE: email is the preferred option.
The Laurels, 66 Thorne Road, Doncaster07821 884926
01709 255706 http://www.doncaster.gov.uk/sections/socialcareforadults/adultsocialcarework-force/index.aspx
Carers Assessments
Carers are entitled to an assessment in their own right a result of this depending on need may be a direct payment. This can provide emo-tional support in itself.
[email protected] 01302 737391
Citizens Advice Bureau
Mexborough and District Citizens Advice Bu-reau Tel: 01709 572400.
Thorne Office advice Line: 08444994137
Stainforth Office reception: 01302 846702 National Telephone advice helpline number is: 03444 111444
DIAL Carer Support
DIAL provides information, confidential advice and support to people with any disability and those with long-term health conditions.
DIAL also provides a service for families, carers and friends of disabled people and for profes-sionals working within health care.
Direct Payments
This is an allocation of money made as a result of a Carers Assessment to enable the Carer to have some ‘me time’. It can be used very flex-ibly, with the Carer choosing to use the allo-cation of money to deliver the outcomes they have identified that need to be addressed to improve their quality of life.
Unit 9,Shaw Wood Business Park,Shaw Wood Way,Doncaster, DN2 5TBwww.dialdoncaster.co.uk
Adult Contact Team, Mary Woollett Centre, Danum Road, Doncaster, 01302 737391
Doncaster Carers Emergency Contact
A free service for carers in Doncaster to help you if you are faced with an emergency of your own and you are worried about what would happen to the person you look after. The scheme offers peace of mind that the person you care for will be looked after in an emer-gency. Whatever your emergency is that pre-vents you from giving your normal support to the person you care for, the Carers Emergency Contact Scheme can help. Once registered on this scheme the person you care for can, in an emergency situation, receive free support for up to 48 hours or up to 72 hours if it is a weekend or Bank Holiday.
AGE UK, 109 Thorne Road, Doncaster DN2 5BE01302 812827
Doncaster Alcohol Services
A service for residents of Doncaster concerned about their own or a family members drinking.
[email protected] Carers House2 Regent TerraceSouth Parade01302 637566
Doncaster Carers Forum
The forum is made up of: Carers, Former carers, Representatives of carers’ groups and local or-ganisations. It provides mutual support to carers and groups. Cascades relevant information to the forum members. Campaigns locally on car-ers’ issues. The Doncaster Carers’
Doncaster Carers Service Provide information and support to adult carers living in Doncaster
The Carers House2 Regent TerraceSouth Parade01302 637566www.doncastercarers.org.uk
Doncaster Community Arts
Currently artists are working on a two-year pro-ject called ‘A Life of My Own’, giving carers and the person they care for the chance to take part in creative activity that’s energising, challenging and fun!
The sessions are free and open to people who provide unpaid support to a family member, partner or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or is experiencing a mental health or substance mis-use issue.
AGE UK 109,Thorne Road, Doncaster DN2 01302 812827
The Point, 16 South Parade, Doncaster, DN1 2DR01302 558041
Doncaster CVS Voluntary Sector Directory
Find out all about the voluntary sector organ-isations in Doncaster and the wide variety of services and activities that they provide. There are currently around 700 organisations listed on the database.
Donmentia
To promote and protect the mental and physical health of sufferers of dementia and their carers in Doncaster. Through the provision of support and equipment.
Doncaster CVS.5/6 Trafford CourtDoncasterDN1 1PN01302 343300
Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group
The face of local NHS in Doncaster, here to help you keep well by organising, paying for and monitoring the performance and quality of the health services you need and rely on.
http://donmentia.org/
NHS Doncaster CCGSovereign HouseHeavens WalkDoncaster, South YorkshireDN4 5HZhttp://www.doncasterccg.nhs.uk/
Healthwatch
Healthwatch is all about local voices being able to influence the delivery and design of local services. Not just people who use them, but anyone who might need to in future.
Healthwatch Doncaster, 36 Duke Street, Doncaster DN1 3EA,www.healthwatchdoncaster.org.uk01302 378935
New Horizons
Contracted to support all organisations with-in Doncaster’s Third Sector to continue to be vibrant and sustainable and able to meet the needs of local communities.
New Horizons DoncasterOxford House6th AvenueRobin Hood AirportDoncasterhttp://newhorizonsdoncaster.co.uk/
MAC Gallery
Creative Arts and Holistic Therapies which promote and encourage a sense of well-being an increased confidence and potential to devel-op skills which can help distract, empower and enable an individual to help themselves and others.
Relate
Relationship Counselling, Sex Therapy, Family Counselling, Children and Young People’s Coun-selling, Telephone Counselling.
The Mac Gallery,12A South Parade,Doncaster, DN1 2DY01302 812827
Respite breaks
Doncaster TONIC offers carers the opportu-nity to have a break from their caring role by receiving a respite visit from one of our Com-munity Mental Health Workers, who will spend time with the cared for person. This gives the carer some peace of mind whilst taking some ‘time-out’, allowing them to set aside their own space in the day. The service can be delivered in the home, in the community, or in one of our regular, structured group activity sessions. The service offers up to 10 sessions of respite a year per service user, and each session lasts between 2-3 hours.
Doncaster Relate,Relate Doncaster, Premier House Carolina, Court Lakeside, Doncaster,South Yorkshire,DN4 5RA
Adult Contact Team, Mary Woollett Centre, Danum Road, Doncaster, 01302 737391
ReThink Carers Service
One to one support service for carers providing practical and emotional support, signposting to other services or support groups, education and information on mental illness, coping strategies, support at CPA reviews, social events for carers, explanation of carers’ assessments, etc. Volun-teering welcomed.
1 Imperial Crescent, Doncaster, DN2 5BU, 01302 329491
ReThink Tonic Service
Doncaster TONIC offers carers the opportu-nity to have a break from their caring role by receiving a respite visit from one of our Com-munity Mental Health Workers, who will spend time with the cared for person. This gives the carer some peace of mind whilst taking some ‘time-out’, allowing them to set aside their own space in the day. The service can be delivered in the home, in the community, or in one of our regular, structured group activity sessions. The service offers up to 10 sessions of respite a year per service user, and each session lasts between 2-3 hours.
1 Imperial Crescent, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN2 5BU,01302 329491
Sue Ryder Befriending Service
Sue Ryder has a befriending services in Doncas-ter for those over the age of 65 at risk of social isolation.
Befrienders are specially trained to:
•provide companionship and conversation•support individuals to maintain hobbies and interests•assist to access local community •signpost to other services where appropriate
Sue Ryder Doncaster Carers Dementia
The Sue Ryder Doncaster Carers Dementia Support Service is a befriending scheme for carers and people with dementia. Befrienders visit people in their homes for two hours per fortnight to help involve people in activities and provide low-level support and respite for carers. This is a non-regulated service, whose primary role is to support people to engage with the community and avoid social isolation
2 Carr SquareSidings CourtDoncasterDN4 5NU,01302 380 050
Thorne Family Support Group
Provide sport and leisure activities for people with special needs.
TadgoldAlbert StreetThorneDN8 5JN01302 844077
Voiceability Independent Advocacy
VoiceAbility supports people who face disad-vantage or discrimination to have a voice that counts. Care and Support Advocates will work with individuals to help them make their own decisions, will support people to understand the care and support process they will be in-volved in and to tell people about their wishes and feelings to inform discussions about their future care and support needs.
[email protected] 24-26 Wood Street DoncasterDN1 3LWhttp://www.voiceability.org
Telecare
Telecare is a service that provides equipment to support people to live safely and independent-ly in their own homes through the use of simple sensors, this service can give Carers peace of mind whilst supporting them in their caring role. The equipment is provided free by Doncaster Council on loan.
The charge is for the monitoring and response element and is currently £3.20 per week. How-ever, if the individual is aged over 65 years of age and is in receipt of Housing Benefit or Council Tax Benefit due to low income, the ser-vice is free of charge.
The charge is not currently financially assessed and is for the level of equipment assessed as needed. In effect the charge is a one off week-ly charge regardless of the level of equipment assessed as needed.
Adult Contact Team, Mary Woollett Centre , Danum Road, Doncaster01302 737391
