Oldham Carers' Services offer a range of free services for unpaid carers across Oldham.
If you care for a partner, family member or friend who could not manage without your help, then you are a carer.
Oldham Carers' Services can assist you with information and advice about:
- Health issues
- Entitlement to benefits
- Mobility issues
- Equipment and assistive technologies
- Carers rights
- Carers employment issues
- One-to-One Practical and Emotional Support
- Carers Assessments
- Carers Personal Budgets (subject to eligibility)
- Signposting / Referrals to Social Services and Other Providers
- Oldham Carers Emergency Support Scheme (OCESS)
- Activities / Talks / Training
- Access to Carers Support Groups and Networks
Our strategy for Carers
The Carers Strategy is currently being reviewed and during the summer months we will be working with Carers from across the Borough to co-produce their priorities for the next 3 years. If you would like to be involved then you can contact carers.services@oldham.gov.uk