Local support for unpaid carers

Support for Wokingham Carers

The Wokingham Carers Partnership provides support and advice to unpaid carers in the borough. The service can help you with:

• Support to help you in your caring role
• Find local services and sources of help
• Looking after your health and wellbeing
• Connect with other carers
• Understand your rights

Partnership members are Age UK Berkshire, Promise Inclusion and Berkshire Youth.

Visit the Wokingham Carers Partnership website.

Free online support for carers

We've teamed up with Carers UK to provide carers in the Wokingham borough with free access to a wide range of online advice and resources. This includes:

• Online courses: help carers find ways to prevent their caring responsibilities from becoming overwhelming
• Jointly Care App: an app for carers to store information about the person they are caring for, including appointments and medication notes
• Carers UK guides: useful information for carers

Find out how to register for free on our digital resource from Carers UK web page.

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust have created a handbook for carers which gives practical information and financial, and emotional support available to carers from a range of local and national organisations.

Community directory

Explore our community directory to find a variety of services and organisations offering support to carers, including:

• Local day care and short breaks services
• Support groups for carers
• Information, advice and guidance services for carers
• Safety products such as personal alarms, fall detectors, GPS tracker