Advice and support

Need a little help?

We have ‘Carers Come For A Cuppa’ on the first Tuesday of every month, as well as other activities such as wellbeing walks, socials and workshops.

There’s lots of advice and information available out there to support those who support others. Whether it’s about health and wellbeing, benefits and finances, social care, medical information and more, this is the page for you. Many of these resources are created with the support of the carers I work with, and my expert team of carer support workers.

What I can help with

Carers’ Top Tips

This factsheet has been created from Salford Adult Carers’ lived experiences of caring and Gaddum staff. It contains a wealth of financial, practical and emotional top tips for caring.

Carers’ Top Tips Factsheet

Carer’s Assessment

A Carer’s Assessment is about your needs but you can also talk about the needs of the person you are caring for.

Carer’s Assessment Factsheet

Grants

If you, or the person you care for, need extra help to pay for something there are many grants, funds, and charities that may be able to help including Gaddum and our trust funds.

Grants and Funding Factsheet

Hospital Admission

Going into hospital is a worrying time thinking about what will happen to the person you look after if you go into hospital.

If the person you look after goes into hospital you may intend to carry on providing some care whilst they are in hospital. Far from giving you a break from caring, there are often extra responsibilities you have to take on.

My service in Salford offers specific support.

Hospital Admission and Discharge Factsheet

Housing

Your home is your place to relax and unwind. What happens when you are looking after for someone at home too?

Housing Factsheet

Parent Carers

Parent carers rarely feel like ‘carers’. They are first and foremost parents. But being a parent of a child or adult who needs additional support means you are a carer.

Parent Carers Factsheet

Residential Stays

Respite care means taking a break from caring, while the person you care for is looked after by someone else. It lets you take time out to look after yourself and helps stop you becoming exhausted and run down.

Residential Stays Factsheet

Speaking with Professionals

When the person you are looking after is unwell or in hospital it can be a stressful and confusing time, it may feel overwhelming if lots of different professionals are in contact with you. We can help you through this.

Speaking with Professionals Factsheet