When you’re caring for someone, it can be difficult to get time to take care of yourself and to think and prepare for the future.

Our Carers Wellbeing Programme aims to increase your confidence as a carer, through a series of free practical sessions that will help you to care with confidence at end of life and to help you care for as long as you feel able.  The programme also includes a session looking at planning for the future for yourself and the person you care for.

The programme covers the following subjects:

 How to plan for the future

Talking about you and your loved ones preferred priorities for care, funeral planning, and legal and financial planning.

Confidence to care at end of life

It can be stressful to watch a loved one’s health decline, find out how you can offer them comfort.

Grieving before loss

You may experience feelings of grief as a loved one’s health declines, you may mourn the loss of companionship, loss of future plans and dreams, or loss of role and identity.

Grieving when caring ends

For former carers, grief can be made more complex by the dual losses of the person and their role as a carer. This is particularly true for people who have been a carer for a long period or if the caring role has become a significant part of their identity. 

The session gives former carers: 

• A better understanding of the grieving process
• An understanding of normal grief, and when support may be required
• Opportunities to share their experiences

You can choose to attend all sessions or just the ones that you would most like support with.

See links below to book on.