Carers Strategy
Read our Carers Strategy 'Cornwall Cares for Carers', which covers the service to support carers that started in July 2021.
Carers Service
Carers service provide support for:
- unpaid carers
- people that provide some form of unpaid care for their relatives, friends or neighbours
This may include:
- Helping someone with their shopping
- Helping someone to do their laundry
- Taking someone to appointments
- Giving lifts to someone who is unable to travel because they cannot walk far, or may get confused and lost
- Reminding someone to take their medication
- Assisting someone to get dressed
- Reminding or helping someone to bathe
- Helping someone with their meals
- Helping someone with their communications
- Providing someone with physical support to move around
There are around 64,000 carers in Cornwall. Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities must provide or arrange for services and facilities which would prevent or reduce the risk of people needing care or going into hospital.
Information and advice for carers
For information and advice in relation to support for carers or to register as a carer please visit the Cornwall Carers Service website.