Caring for someone

A Carer is a person who provides informal and/or unpaid support to a partner, family member, friend or neighbour and they could not manage without this help.

You could be supporting someone with finances, shopping, cooking meals, dressing, medication, providing personal and emotional support and/or helping them to access services.

This could be for many reasons such as mental and/or physical health issues, frailty, long term illness or substance misuse issues.

Tameside Carers Centre

Here at Tameside Carers Centre, we can help you get the right support at the right time, to make life feel a little easier.

Tameside Carers Centre

Our centre in Ashton is a space where people who look after someone to drop in for information, advice or simply just have a chat and a brew.

We have a team of friendly Wellbeing Advisors who can provide tailored emotional support, advice on benefit entitlements such as Carers Allowance, signpost to local support services, social groups and much more.

They can also help you to access Radar Keys, Message in a Bottle and Tameside Emergency Cards (TEC).

Carer’s Conversations

This is a chance to talk about who you are, who you care for, what you do to help them and how this impacts you. If you look after someone, you are entitled to this conversation under the Care Act 2014.

Carer’s Conversations

Drop-in Support

Call in between 10am – 2pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for information, advice or if you just want a chat and a brew!

Appointments are not needed, just simply call in.

Coffee Mornings

Enjoy some time out on the last Tuesday of each month from 10am until 12noon. This is a relaxed session where you can talk to our Wellbeing Advisors, local services and meet other people who look after someone over a brew.

Activities and Events

We hold lots of different fun activities and events for you to get involved in. From craft sessions to theatre trips, there’s something for everyone. If you have any suggestions for future activities, please let us know!

You can see pictures from our recent activities and events on our Facebook.

Our Carers Party at Stamford Park in 2024 Our Carers Party at Stamford Park in 2024

The Signpost

Our newsletter includes updates, news, views and information if you look after someone. If you would like to contribute to the next issue, just let us know.

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Your voice matters!

We want to know what is important to you, please let us know what other support you may benefit from and other activities or events you would like us to organise.

Carers Forum

Have your say and get involved with our Carers Forum, please get in touch for further details.