What is a Carer?
A carer is someone who, without payment, provides help and support to a partner, child, relative, friend or neighbour, who could not manage without their help.
This could be due to age, physical or mental illness, addiction or disability. Carers come from all walks of life, all cultures and can be of any age.
Carers have specific rights under the Care Act 2014 including:
- the right to a carer’s assessment based on the appearance of need.
- a right for their eligible needs to be met.
- A duty on local councils to provide information and advice to carers in relation to their caring role and their own needs.
More information can be found in our Carer’s Policies:
Requesting a Carer’s Assessment
You can request a carer’s assessment by following the link on the Salford City Council website.
Support for Carers in Salford
Gaddum Salford Carers Service
34 St George’s Way,
Salford, M6 6SU
Telephone: 0161 834 6069
Email: [email protected]
Salford Carers Service provide holistic support, organise social events and wellbeing activities, provide general advice and signposting to other organisation and produce a regular free newsletter.
Other Resources
Carers UK – advice and support for carers.
Adass Supporting Carers Hub– provides support to unpaid carers in England. Contains information on great practice and great ideas from social care teams and other organisations on how they’re improving support for carers so they can balance their caregiving with other commitments in their lives.
