Card-carrying Carer

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By marie66

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Wed 3 Oct 2007 20:01

Hi not sure about an official set-up but I always have a card in my purse from Carersuk.
It's my membership card so I guess they'd know I'm a Carer if anything happened.
Marie x

By Mags

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Wed 3 Oct 2007 20:52

I have a local council 'Carers Emergency Card' which says on it 'I care for someone who relies on me. in the event of my illness/accident ring *** and quote ref number: **** they will know what to do. I carry it in my purse.
Hope you manage to get one from your local council.
Hugs Mags x x x

By coffee

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Thu 4 Oct 2007 15:48

Hi the Carers Emergency card was set up for that purpose you mentioned Gavin as Mags said you can get one from your local council or your carer centre also SS will get you one even your GP or he /she will tell you where to go
coffee

By lisa

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Thu 4 Oct 2007 19:48

what a great idea, i didnt know this, they dont tell you anything, does anyone know about carers grants, what are they for and how do they work, prob means tested like everything else !

By Gavin

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Thu 4 Oct 2007 20:32

I thought it seemed like a good idea!

I've been registered as my Dad's carer with the local council, but they've not mentioned anything like this card scheme to me as yet. Will look into it. Thanks!

By Gavin

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Thu 4 Oct 2007 20:36

lisa - see: www.direct.gov.uk

By Gavin

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Tue 9 Oct 2007 16:19

Update: our social worker hasn't heard of it...maybe not all local authorities run a scheme.

By chenrezig

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Tue 9 Oct 2007 17:40

My local council has a card where I can put two contacts in case anything happens to me. If you can't get an official card, why not make up your own - but remember no names or addresses re safety and security - a piece of white card laminated -some stationers sell self-laminating sheets of varying sizes you could use to pretect it?

By madian7

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Wed 10 Oct 2007 16:36

i need a bed!!!
ot and the carer group, have both told that i get a grant and i dont have to pay back.i had a loan of the social fund and normally that you cannot reapply if your up to there limit of borrowing.
Ot says if you need an item for a specific thing ,then you can request it and get a grant to go out and buy it and not pay it back.
So im going to apply and hopfully i can get me bed!!!
community care grant is the form u ask for..

On uk .gov site,it says some councils offer a voucher to help towards a holiday and respite,but dont this avaliable nationally.

By Gavin

Re: Card-carrying Carer
Mon 5 Nov 2007 19:25

My local council does indeed have such a scheme: the card carries contact details for a Carers Emergency Scheme run by a 24/365 Community Alarm Service. They hold names of emergency contacts / keyholders and in the event of an emergency will "contact family / friends to inform them of what has happened, contact the person being cared for, check that the person's support needs are being met, and arrange emergency help as required."