Carers support
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Many people with long term neurological problems do not receive regular therapy or support. Frequently help is only offered at times of crisis. We do...
Includes therapy, coaching, training, educational support and support groups.
Free penpal befriending service
Located in the South of Birmingham but provide services across the West Midlands
Advice available for Homeless & Housing, Debt, Young People and Carers, Monitoring & Counselling and more. Book an appointment, call today on 0121 554 9360
The Nishkam team in collaboration with Birmingham Faith comunities are offering Chaplaincy Support for; Bereavement, End of Life Care and Spiritual Support.
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BCAT are a registered arts therapies charity working with children and adults who have a wide range of emotional, social, behavioural or mental health issues. BCAT provide professional arts therapies, and arts in health and wellbeing community services.
At Birmingham Rathbone we support people with learning disabilities/difficulties to overcome barriers in their life and live, work, and socialize as part of the local...
The organisation provides a range of services at Coleshill to support disabled people, those with learning disabilities and people who have complex care needs.
St...
New Routes is a fostering service that has been provided by Father Hudson’s Care since 1992. It is made up of a small, friendly team...
Using a Care agency
If you have decided to use an agency for all or some of your care, we can help you decide which...
MS is unpredictable, which can make planning and accessing the right care difficult.
This section explains more about healthcare, social care and residential care, and...
A range of support, training and social activities for carers and families affected by acquired brain injury
The project is currently enabling more than 150 Carers, as well as assisting their cared-for person to get the service or support they need. Along...
Ethnicity focus: Chinese
CERS is operated by Midland Mencap and is regulated by the Care Quality Commission. All care and support staff are qualified and experienced in caring roles.
The carers group is a monthly gathering where families and friends of people with dementia can come together in a safe, welcoming environment. It aims...
Our partner Health Exchange CIC offers a service that focuses on the health and lifestyle of carers. Our Carer Wellbeing Service undertakes a carer health...
If you care for someone in the Birmingham area, you may be entitled to free yoga and relaxation sessions. With a variety of locations and...
Young carers
Young carers are children who help look after a member of the family who is sick, disabled or has mental health problems, or...
Your role as a carer
Someone newly diagnosed with Parkinson's may not need any practical help. But it can be important for them to have...
Our 8 week therapeutic De-stress Toolbox Programme actively supports parents and carers to manage stress associated with caring for children and or young people. Our...
Rethink Mental Illness was established by carers and our aim is to give them, and those they care for, a voice in every aspect of...
The Carers UK website is the first port of call if you’re looking for information about any aspect of caring.
Our help and advice pages...
The Information and Advice service is available for anyone caring for a friend or family member within Birmingham. This service can be accessed by telephone, email or via outreach sessions at various locations throughout Birmingham. Please visit our website or get in touch to find out more.
Our specialist team can provide advice and information on:
• One to one support – from assisting with welfare entitlements to counselling
• Accessing grants and carer breaks (subject to availability)
• Carer Emergency Response Service – CERS
• Training for carers
• Carer support groups
• Wellbeing provision, for some ‘me-time’ away from caring
• Out of school activities for children with additional support needs
• Signposting to other agencies who can assist carers
• Online communities through Facebook and Twitter
The Carers UK Adviceline provides expert information and advice on caring, with a listening service if you want to talk about caring to someone who understands.
Carers UK factsheets break down the complex issues simply and accurately.
Our current range includes: Carer’s Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payments,...
The Carers UK forum is a warm and welcoming online community where you can share what’s on your mind, day and night. Talk about real...
If you care for someone in the Birmingham area, you may be entitled to free yoga and relaxation sessions. With a variety of locations and...
The main aims of the centre are to support carers of all ages who are, or were carrying out a caring role for persons who...
Free telephone befriending service
We are now taking referrals in the Birmingham area, support services include group sessions online along with one to one support interventions. this is facilitated via 1:1 support, mentoring and group activities. We have a weekly group each week for children and young people who live in Birmingham.
As a response to Covid-19, we are now providing virtual group sessions for children with a parent in prison and their families. These sessions connect children with other children in similar situations and with similar feelings. We also provide targeted 1:1 support to help children manage feelings and emotions. The support is totally without cost to the families. We are currently able to accept referrals.
In 2019 we won the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. This is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK to recognise the exceptional service within their communities.
The Norman Laud Short Break Home provides a diverse range of services for children of all ages with profound learning difficulties and complex physical and...
Telephone-based companionship and personalised support service
Helping Hands is a leading provider of Dementia home support, and we are pleased to offer customers and anyone who has a family member with...
Working in partnership with Dementia UK we have developed specific resources to help carers engage and orientate those living with dementia at home. This toolkit...
Enquiry line for People with an acquired brain injury, their families and carers and professionals
Thursday
Falls Prevention: 11 – 12pm. Contact maryse.stayactive@gmail.com
Midland Mencap is the lead organisation of Forward Carers, which is made up of a group of not for profit organisations, who together operate the Birmingham Carers Hub.
Headway Birmingham & Solihull support people with a brain injury, their carers and families, here is information about their temporary revised services. For support, advice,...
Chronic Fatigue Conditions, M.E. and Fibromyalgia
Sadly, older people and those with special needs can be particularly vulnerable to accidents and injuries. This course is for carers and parent carers who...
Book an appointment, call or visit us at: Lozells Methodist Centre.
Call Today on 0121 554 9360 ext 7.
Our partners at Midland Mencap run a sitting service whereby a trained person sits with someone so the carer can take some time away fromcaring....
We understand that in your caring role you may encounter situations you don’t feel prepared for. And that as your role changes, the skills you...
Book an appointment, call or visit us at: Lozells Methodist Centre.
Call Today on 0121 554 9360 ext 7.
Online tutorials to guide you in caring for someone with Alzheimer's or other dementias.
By taking these classes, you will gain a valuable insight into...
Book an appointment, call or visit us at: Lozells Methodist Centre.
Call Today on 0121 554 9360 ext 7.
Book an appointment, call or visit us at: Lozells Methodist Centre.
Call Today on 0121 554 9360 ext 7.
The hospital Link worker is the first point of contact to Headway Birmingham and Solihull for those families with a loved one still in hospital
Information and advice line for local carers. Each caring role is unique, and may encompass a range of tasks and responsibilities. Fortunately, there is help...
Specialist family support service for families affected by both an acquired brain injury and a cancer.
Are you caring for a family member or friend? Come along to our new group every Wednesday at 1.00pm
Caring for someone with mental illness is extremely emotionally and mentally stressful and can have a big impact on the carer's own wellbeing.
We support...
Ethnicity focus: Chinese
Overall Aim of project:
To provide a learning and social platform for carers who care for someone with mental health issue.
Caring for someone with...
Ethnicity focus: Chinese
Every last Friday of the month 1pm - 3pm
Book an appointment, call or visit us at: Lozells Methodist Centre.
Call Today on 0121 554 9360 ext 7.
Oratto understands how overwhelming it can be to deal with a loved one’s estate while grieving.
That's why our website contains a wealth of free useful information on the probate process, including a helpful guide – 'What to do when someone dies' – which explains, in plain English, the practical steps to take in the event of the death of a loved one or relative. We provide services to people across England and Wales.
Access to Heritage, Art and Culture’ (Athac CIC) is a social enterprise providing services for parents & carers to access local and national leisure, culture,...
The Parent Project is for:
-Parents of teenagers
-Parents of young people with additional needs
-Teenage parents
It offers information, activities and resources to parents...
This is a monthly peer support group led by the Sumyuan core group formed by 10 Chinese carers in August 2011. Sumyuan core group has...
Ethnicity focus: Chinese
Health and social care professionals
You can expect to meet a wide variety of health and social care professionals if you have been diagnosed with...
Greswold House
Our residential care home, Greswold House, is located on the border of Bucklands End and Shard End, B34, opposite an attractive woodland copse....
Our residential accommodation within our Community Living Service is for adults who need round-the-clock care.
Gladstone House
A six-bedroom house in the Earlswood area of...
Aspects Care Ltd can provide respite services for people who need a break from caring for a loved one.
We can provide as much support...
Support At Home
A support worker goes to the family home to either support with care tasks or to take over while parents and carers...
Resource for Autism offer specialist play and youth clubs for children and young people aged 5– 19 years across various locations in Birmingham and Walsall....
Short Breaks
Are you a parent of a child with additional support needs seeking a short-break for your child?
With the backing of Birmingham City...
Accessible and fun, our SBDC sessions take place at weekends and during all school holidays providing social and recreational experiences for children and young people aged 5 – 19 with complex physical needs and/or a disability. Each session costs between £7.50 – £20 and there is transport for those who qualify at a cost of £15 per session.
Diagnosis of an acoustic neuroma is generally a distressing time for the AN patient. Some symptoms may have been prevalent for months or even years,...
We aim to make your time with us as stress-free as possible. You can use this part of the site to find information about where...
Focus Birmingham is a specialist charity providing expert support, advice and information to anyone in the Birmingham area affected by sight loss or other disabilities....
Are you affected by someone else’s addiction? If yes, we can help. We understand that it can be very difficult to deal with the behaviour...
If you give care and support to someone else it can be all too easy to neglect your own health and wellbeing.
Caring for someone...
Objective:
Support elderly parents who care for their disabled children by supporting the children and parents.
During the current pandemic, the drop in is running daily from 10am - 2pm. Our drop-in workers can provide support with a range of needs...
Charity Choice has been helping people to find charities for over 25 years. We provide information on over 160,000 registered UK charities – this includes...
Safe moving and handling is essential to making sure that you don’t injury yourself or the person you care for. Most common injuries carers experience...
We promote the wellbeing of Chinese carers through the provision of learning and development activities, by working in partnership with many agencies and professionals from...
Ethnicity focus: Chinese
We offer tailored support to young carers aged 5-25 years and their families through understanding and valuing young people’s roles, whilst empowering and inspiring them...
This service offers personalized support for young adult carers aged 18-25 years, supporting them with current and future aspirations. Services include;
flexible 1-1 meetings with...
Book an appointment, call or visit us at: Lozells Methodist Centre.
Call Today on 0121 554 9360 ext 7.
We are currently able to provide this mentoring support virtually - please contact us for further details.
Within the Gro-Organic mentoring service, we usually work...