Caring for a family member or friend in Redcar and Cleveland?

Redcar and Cleveland

If you look after someone regularly, perhaps a parent, partner, child, sibling, or neighbour or friend, we're here to support you in your caring role.

We work with Redcar and Cleveland Council to provide a range of free online services to support you, in addition to what is already on offer.

Kick-start with our Email Course

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To kick-start your support from us, sign-up to our five-part email course, designed specifically to help carers like you in Redcar and Cleveland.

Establish strong foundations to your care or double-check you have the essentials in place.

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Connect with others in a similar situation

Community and support from other carers is at the heart of what we do. Connect with others who are also looking after a family member or friend in the Mobilise Hub or on our online cuppas.

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Speak to someone

If you struggle to find time to talk to someone about your caring role, our Carer Support Team are available seven days a week including in the evenings and at weekends too.

You’ll speak with another carer about the things that matter to you.

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Ask our Mobilise Assistant anything

Whether you're struggling to find help with the cost of caring or incontinence, hospital discharge or respite, our AI-powered Mobilise Assistant is here to help you get quick answers about caring. 

Pop your questions in and get answers in seconds.

Support for you in Redcar and Cleveland

If you're an unpaid carer supporting someone in Redcar and Cleveland, we’re here
to help with practical and emotional support. Remember, you don’t have to wait until
crisis point before asking for help - the earlier you ask, the bigger difference it can
make.

Local support services with
We Care, You Care

We Care You Care provide information and signposting across the South Tees area
including the latest news, blogs and information about campaigns. They have links to
local, regional and national organisations.

Subscribe to We Care You Care here

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Local support services in Redcar & Cleveland

Carers Together supports adult carers 18+ who live across South Tees. The service is community based, which makes information accessible for all, regardless of locality within R&C.

  • Carers Assessments
  • Carers Card
  • Activities and events
  • Support for carers of patients in hospitals including the hospital discharge
    process
  • A Welfare Rights service
  • Counselling
  • Grief and loss service
  • Training

Simply register with them here

Telephone: 01642 488977

Email: info@carerstogether-rc.org.uk

 

Young Carers and Young Adult Carers for ages 5-25

Young Carers and Young Adult Carers for ages 5-25

The Junction Foundation's Young Carers Information and Support Service offers a range of support to young carers (up to 25 years of age) and their families across South Tees.

Telephone: 01642 756000

Email: info@thejunctionfoundation.com

 

Mental Community Outreach Service

The community-based service provided by Teesside Mind supports adults and young people across South Tees who are caring for someone with mental health concerns or struggling with their mental health themselves as part of their caring role.

 

 

Teesside Mind: Carer Support

They're working with carers and families across the South Tees. They want to give those of us caring an opportunity to talk about our concerns and worries and give us some space to focus on ourselves rather than the person we care for.

They can provide:
- One-to-one emotional support from our experienced and understanding team members
- Carers support plans support at meetings
- Information and advice
- Support groups and wellbeing workshops
- Signposting to our networks across the South Tees
- Support with assessments

To access their support, we must be

- Aged 18+
- Living in Middlesbrough or Redcar and Cleveland

Simply register with them here.

Download the GP carer identification form here.

Telephone: 01642 257020

Email: info@teessidemind.org.uk


Get in touch with Adult Social Care

Support for carers


Redcar & Cleveland Adult Social Care can organise for a statutory carer's assessment to be completed with you. This is not to assess your ability to care, but an assessment of how our caring role impacts us so that appropriate support can be offered by the Local Authority.

Support may be in the form of respite or regular short breaks to prevent the caring relationship from breaking down. Unpaid carers can access services from both Local Authority and VCFSE providers (e.g. Mobilise and those mentioned above) simultaneously.

Get in touch with Adult Social Care via the information below for carers support, as well as other Adult Social Care information, advice and support.

Redcar & Cleveland Adult Social Care Access Team

Telephone: 01642 771500

Email: AccessAdultsTeam@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk

For mental health support via Redcar & Cleveland adult social care, please check out the mental health support available.

Hospital discharge

If we are supporting someone who is coming home from the hospital, we're here to help guide you through. Read our full guide to a hospital discharge, and use our quick quiz to receive the right support for you.

Created to ensure us feel confident and prepared, before and through the hospital discharge. Carers Together have a hospital discharge offer and can support carers within our local hospitals, read the guide here.