Carers Hub/Centre Brighton & Hove
A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid. No one size fits all, you can be offering support a few hours a week, or round the clock care, you may be living in the same house with the person you care for, or you maybe be living separately.
Young carers are children and young people under 18 years old who help to care for someone in their family. Most young carers help to care for one of their parents or care for a sibling and help with extra jobs around the home, with their family member would find difficult without their support (01273 746222) https://www.thecarerscentre.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Young-carers-leaflet-Apr2018edit.pdf
Developed by Carers UK, Jointly is an innovative mobile and online app that is designed by carers for carers.
The National Commitment to Carers Team procured the Jointly app, which helps to support the Long Term Plan objectives for unpaid carers. The app provides support to ‘circles’ of carers and also supports:
- Registering with your GP (and eligibility for flu, health checks etc
- Contingency Planning
- Young Carer Top Tips.
Please follow the link for more information about the Jointly. https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/technology-and-equipment/jointly#:~:text=Developed%20by%20Carers%20UK%2C%20Jointly%20is%20an%20innovative,the%20care%20as%20easy%20as%20a%20text%20message.
