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
- Entitlements
- Mobility
- Equipment
- Volunteering opportunities
- 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
New decision guide for carers of people with dementia and COVID-19
The research team at UCL, have developed online materials to help carers of people with dementia who have COVID-19 to make decisions about care for their loved ones.
- ENDEMIC - UCL web page (Dementia and Decision Making during COVID-19)
The Development of the guide has been supported by Marie Curie, Alzheimer’s Society and Dementia UK. It is a free downloadable document that helps carers work through situations, medical and legal jargon so they can make informed decisions quickly under stressful circumstances.
- Press release - Marie Curie
- Decision aid download - Available here
One way for carers to find out about this guide will be via signposting from social services.