A carer is a person who is unpaid and looks after or supports someone who needs help with their day-to-day life. This may be because of:
- their age
- a long-term illness
- disability
- mental health
- substance misuse
- additional needs (including parents or guardians of a child with additional needs)
Carers in Bedfordshire is your first point of contact
Carers in Bedfordshire is your first point of contact if you are an unpaid carer. You can get:
- one-to-one support
- information and advice
- access to groups, workshops and events
- a grant to support a carer’s wellbeing that pays for things like a short break, activity, service or training, to improve your own health or wellbeing
- a carers card
- training
- counselling
- wellbeing support
- highly subsidised wellbeing treatments
- young carers support
- dementia services
- Carers Lounge at Bedford hospital
- Memory Navigation Service
See more information in our
- Easy Read paying for services (PDF)
- A guide to who qualifies for Adult Social Care services - Carer (PDF)
- A guide to who qualifies for Adult Social Care services - Care needs (PDF)
- Advocacy overview RPR (PDF)
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (PDF)
