What is a carers assessment for Bedfordshire Carers?

If you provide, or intend to provide a substantial amount of care on a regular basis then you may receive a Carers Assessment, even if the person you care for refuses our support.

The Carers Assessment helps you to explore the impact of your caring on:

• your physical health
• your emotional well-being
• your work and social life, and
• your training and educational aspirations

We will offer to assess you with the person you care for in the first instance.  If this is not appropriate you may receive a separate carers assessment.

The assessment will help us to establish:

• what your needs are
• whether you are eligible to receive carers services from us
• what services could help you as a carer
• which voluntary organisations or charities could also help you

Get in touch with us| to find out more or to request an assessment.