Northamptonshire Carers Service Summary

Carer Assessments

All Unpaid Carers are legally entitled to a Carer Assessment. The purpose of a Carer Assessment is to look at the impact which your Caring role has on your life, and your own wellbeing. 

• If the person you are caring for lives in Northamptonshire, we can do out that Carers Assessment for you.   

Carer Support Line

The Carer Support Line is confidential and provides:

• Emotional and listening support
• Information, advice and guidance
• Help and signposting for Carer related enquiries 

Any unpaid Carer living in Northamptonshire can use this service when they are registered with us.

Young Carers & Young Adult Carers

The Young Carer Service supports Carers from the age of 5, through to the age of 18.  The service offers assessments of the Young Carers Caring role . Each Young Carer has an allocated worker. The service offers:

• 121 listening and emotional support
• social activities
• funded groups
• working with schools and family support

Carer Information Hubs

Carer Information Hubs take place regularly throughout the county. They are informal sessions, you can bring the person you care for, or you can come on your own. 

Come along, ask any questions, meet people in a similar situation to yourself.

Carer Wellbeing Hubs

Carer Wellbeing Hubs take place regularly throughout the county. They are informal sessions for Carers only,

 They offer Carers a Safe Space to ask questions, talk, meet people in a similar situation to yourself.

Carer Activity Groups

Carer Activity Groups take place regularly throughout the county. They are informal sessions, with an activity focus - walking; fishing; Arts and Crafts; walking football.

Come along on your own - or with your Cared For person, ask any questions, meet people in a similar situation to yourself. 

Care At Home

Care At Home offers emergency respite for unpaid Carers in the county.

It is also available as a private, chargeable service. 

The Care At Home team also support hospital discharge and hospital admission.

Hospital Carer Support Workers

We have Carer Support Workers in both Northampton and Kettering General Hospitals. They are there to:

• Support Carers who find themselves in hospitals
• Support Carers while their Cared for person is in hospital
• Offer emotional support, practical advice and information, liaise with other teams in the hospitals and support with discharge

Community Companions

Community Companions can match you with a locally based volunteer to provide some social contact for the person you are Caring for, and enable you to get a few hours break.