Do you look after someone who is ill, frail, disabled or mentally ill?
We are interested in identifying carers, especially those people who may be caring without help or support. We know that carers are often "hidden" looking after a family member or helping a friend or neighbour with day to day tasks and may not see themselves as a carer.
Caring for someone is an important and valuable role in the community, which is often a 24-hour job that can be very demanding and isolating for the carer. Carers should receive appropriate support by way of access to accurate information on a range of topics such as entitlement to benefits and respite care and not least, a listening ear when things get too much.
If you are a carer, please ask at Reception for a carers identification form so we can update our records.
Download the form here and return it to us as soon as possible (DOC, 37KB).
Also please consider talking to the local carers centre:
Sutton Carers Centre
Tel: 020 8296 5611
Fax: 0208296 5616
Email: enquiries@suttoncarerscentre.org
Website: www.carers.org/sutton
Address:
Benhill House
12-14 Benhill Avenue
Sutton
Surrey
SM1 4DA
Opening hours:
Monday, Thursday and Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm
Tuesday 10.00am to 8.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am to 12.30pm
and the second Saturday of every month 11.00am to 1.00pm