By Unpaid Carers, For Unpaid Carers And With Unpaid Carers.
Energy advice and support
Please share the following information with unpaid carers across the region.
Following on from a networking opportunity with National Energy Action and other organisations here is a list of helpful links to orgs that can provide advice and support.
National Energy Advice - https://nea.org.uk
LEAP - https://applyforleap.org.uk
Warm Wales - https://https://www.warmwales.org.uk/getting-support/
FuelBank Foundation - https://fuelbankfoundation.org
National Energy Foundation - https://nef.org.uk
Age Connect Cardiff and Vale -https://ageconnectscardiff.org.uk/leap
Top tip from toady - Putting your laundry on an airer and then placing a standard desk fan at the front and a dehumidifier at the rear basically creates an indoor wind which is a quick and cost effective way of drying your laundry.
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Let's Care Together!
We are in the process of becoming a referral partner with Business In The Community for their Let’s Care Together program. The program is a virtual befriending service for unpaid carers and carers can also sign up on their own without the need for a referral. The program is free and fully funded by Simply Health. Website below:
https://letscaretogether.onpld.com/
Carers Needs Assessment Tool
The aim of this tool is to help unpaid carers reflect on their caring role before a social worker descends on them to complete a carer assessment. It creates talking points around what matters most for unpaid carers in terms of their:
1.difficulties
2.satisfactions
3.ways of managing
Link to tool below:
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