Carers

Avante Care & Support is a Registered Charity supporting over 3000 older people through our registered nursing and dementia care homes and home care services. Established in 1990, Avante Partnership (including Avante Care and Support, Avante Community Support and Stepahead Support) is a not for…

A one-stop shop that offers hot 2 course meals delivered to your home; breakfast; support to live at home for people at risk of being admitted to hospital or those returning home after a stay in hospital; chair yoga; use of computers; hairdressing; a break from…

The Canterbury day centre offers friendship and socialising to encourage good health and independence. This is recognised as being beneficial and can help prevent social isolation and early admission to hospital or care home. Also offers hot meals delivered to your home; footcare; computer lessons to show…

Age UK Maidstone manage a number of centres and services which aim to help older people to improve their own wellbeing and promote independence. The Mill Street office in Maidstone (ME15 6XW) offers a wide range of wheelchairs for hire. The Maidstone Community Support Centre (ME14 1HH) offers help…

A safe and stimulating environment for people living with a mental illness that promotes independence and better coping skills.

  Carers Trust is a major new charity for, with and about carers. We work to improve support, services and recognition for anyone living with the challenges of caring, unpaid, for a family member or friend who is ill, frail, disabled or has mental health…

The Carers Relief Service offers a break (respite) from looking after someone with learning disabilities. The Personal Support Workers can offer help with shopping, attending hobby and leisure activities, hospital visits, going to parties, clubs, discos and support to attend college. Alternatively, they can stay in the home to enable family/spouse…

Practical support and advice for people looking after someone. The service offers emotional support; help with applying for benefits; a drop in service; Carers' Fourm; health checks; information on local services; Kent Carer's Emergency Card; telephone, text and e-mail support and twice yearly newsletter Sometimes you may…

West Kent Crossroads Care supports people who look after someone. If you are providing care or support to a family member or friend because they are ill, elderly, frail or have a physical or learning disability, the service can help. Crossroads Care aims to help you…

Crossroads Care Kent supports people who look after someone. If you are providing care or support to a family member or friend because they are ill, elderly, frail or have a physical or learning disability, the service can help. Crossroads Care aims to help you keep…