Carer support groups and organisations
Being recognised as a carer is important as it
can be both a physically and emotionally demanding job.
Adults Health and Wellbeing can provide
practical support for carers through direct services such as care
at home, day services, or if preferred, money to arrange their own
support services called a direct payment.
Who is a carer?
A carer is anyone who regularly looks after
someone who is too ill, disabled, or frail to manage alone. Often
people don’t think of themselves as ‘carers’ – they may be wives,
husbands, sons, daughters, parents, other relatives, or friends and
neighbours, who find themselves caring for someone and simply get
on with what needs to be done. You don’t always have to live with
the person you are caring for but your help might be essential to
help someone go on living in their own home.
How much support someone gets will depend on
how disabled they are by their condition, and the social worker
should liaise with the person's health workers to get a clear
picture of this.
Whether or not the person you care for is
willing to have an assessment, as a carer you are entitled to an
assessment of your own needs for support which should take into
account what you have to do for the person and the impact it has on
your own life and routine, including on your work, social and
leisure activities. This should also be carried out by the team
that would be assessing the person you care for, and they should
liaise with your own borough if you do not live in Tower Hamlets
and you need local support services to where you live.
Adults Health and Wellbeing also commission
other local organisations to provide support and services for
carers and you can contact these organisations directly for advice
and information on caring for someone and the services you may be
entitled to.
Contacting us
It can be hard to work out which part of the
council you need to talk to as there are many different teams that
deal with different issues. If you are caring for an adult over the
age of 18 there is one central team to contact in the first
instance, and they will forward your details to the correct team
within 24 hours.
- Adults Social Care Team - Mon-Fri 8am-8pm - 020 7364 5005
- If you are caring for a disabled child you should phone
Children and Families Services on 020 7364 5606
- Out of office hours call the Emergency Duty Team on 020 7364
7070
For non-emergencies you can email:
adultcare@towerhamlets.gov.uk
For general information contact the Carers Centre in the first
instance:
Princess Royal Trust for Carers
Tower Hamlets Carers Centre
21 Brayford Square
London, E1 OSG
Tel: 020 7790 1765
http://www.carerscentretowerhamlets.org.uk/
Other useful contacts:
Alzheimers Society, Tower Hamlets - for carers
of people with dementia and memory problems
Toynbee Hall, E1 6LS
Tel: 020 7392 9631
Website: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
Family Welfare Association - for support to
families of people with mental health conditions
22-28 Underwood Road
E1 5AW
Tel: 020 7364 3406
Website: http://www.family-action.org.uk/
Age Concern - for carers of older people
82 Russia Lane
E2 9LU
Tel: 020 8981 7124
Website: http://www.acth.org.uk/
APASENTH Care Services - for Asian families
caring for someone with a learning disability
The Brady Centre
192-6 Hanbury Street
E1 5HU
Tel: 020 7375 0554
Website: http://www.apasenth.org.uk/
St Hilda's East Community Centre
18 Club Row
E2 7EY
Tel: 020 7739 8066
Website: http://www.sthildas.org.uk/
Black Women's Health and Family Support -
support for Somalian carers
82 Russia Lane
E2
Tel: 020 8980 3503
Email: bwhafs@btconnect.com
Jewish Care
Merit House
508 Edgware Road
London, NW9 5AB
Tel: 020 8922 2222
Website: http://www.jewishcare.org/
The London Buddhist Centre
51 Roman Road
Bethnal Green
London
E2 0HU
Tel: 0845 458 4716
Email: info@lbc.org.uk
Website:
http://www.lbc.org.uk/
TLC Care Services
3rd Floor
77 East Road
London N1 6AH
Tel:020 7017 2836
Email: towerhamletsrespite@tlccare.org.uk/
Website: http://www.tlccare.org.uk/