Caring for a family member or friend in Wirral?

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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 Wirral 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 Wirral.

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 Wirral

You might not recognise yourself as a carer, but if you are providing care and support to a family member, relative or friend without being paid to provide that care - then you are a carer.

Local carer support services with Wirral 

WIRED - The overall aim of the Carers Health and Wellbeing Service is to improve the quality of life for Carers in Wirral, supporting them to sustain their caring role and enhancing their ability to enjoy a life outside of their caring role. 

Phone: 0151 522 7990
Email: contact@wired.me.uk 

Age UK Wirral - The Carer Support Service is for carers who care for a loved one who has dementia. We run our Carer Support Service to help take some of the strain with both practical and emotional support. We have significant expertise in supporting the carers of people with dementia. 

Phone: 0151 482 3456 
Email: helenmorris@ageukwirral.org.uk or lisa.cummings@ageukwirral.org.uk 
 

Wirral Carers Alliance working collaboratively with Wirral Council, the NHS, Healthwatch Wirral and multiple Carer Support Organisations to ensure Carers opinions, needs and wants are included in the improvement of support available to Wirral Carers.

Join Us in being a part of ensuring the voices of Unpaid Carers are heard and their support needs are recognised in future developments of local services.

Email: info@wirralcarersalliance.org.uk

Wirral Infobank - is a directory of community groups, services, and activities that can support your health and wellbeing.

You can also access help from specialist carers organisations who provide information, advice and guidance to help you find practical solutions to address specific challenges, services for your emotional wellbeing, and be connected with other local people in similar situations to you for mutual support.

Wirral Council - We aim to help with your caring responsibilities so you can maintain some independence and balance in your own life. This support could be: information and advice about support that is available, a referral to carer support services in the community or a personal budget or grant to help meet  some of your own needs.

Carers UK -  A national online resource for Carers

Carers Trust – A national online resource for Carers