Who is Carers Space Notts for?
Carers Space Notts is for unpaid carers across Nottinghamshire.
An unpaid carer is someone who regularly helps or looks after a family member, partner, friend or neighbour because they are ill, disabled, have mental health problems, have an addiction, or need more help as they get older.
You may also hear unpaid carers called family carers or informal carers. These terms all mean the same thing.
"Unpaid" means you are not caring as part of your job.
It doesn't matter whether:
You may not think of yourself as a carer. You may simply see yourself as a spouse, partner, family member or friend who is helping someone they care about. That's very common.
Carers Space Notts brings together information, advice, support, services and events for unpaid carers across Nottinghamshire.
If you work with unpaid carers, you can also use Carers Space Notts to find information, share support with carers, and promote relevant services and events.
An unpaid carer is someone who regularly helps or looks after a family member, partner, friend or neighbour because they are ill, disabled, have mental health problems, have an addiction, or need more help as they get older.
You may also hear unpaid carers called family carers or informal carers. These terms all mean the same thing.
"Unpaid" means you are not caring as part of your job.
It doesn't matter whether:
- you or the person you support receives benefits;
- the person you support lives with you or somewhere else;
- you care for a few hours a week or 24 hours a day;
- you are in education, have a job or are retired.
Anybody can be an unpaid carer.
You may not think of yourself as a carer. You may simply see yourself as a spouse, partner, family member or friend who is helping someone they care about. That's very common.
Carers Space Notts brings together information, advice, support, services and events for unpaid carers across Nottinghamshire.
If you work with unpaid carers, you can also use Carers Space Notts to find information, share support with carers, and promote relevant services and events.