PROVIDING UNPAID CARERS ESSENTIAL RESPITE AND SUPPORT IN THIR CARING ROLE, BY MEANS OF THERAPIES,COUNSELLING SOCIAL OUTINGS, PEER SUPPORT AND TRAINING

CARING CAN LEAVE PEOPLE ISOLATED. CARERS TELL US THEY HAVE NO TIME TO LOOK AFTER THEIR OWN HEALTH. SINCE OPENING IN JUNE 2010 WIGAN AND LEIGH CARES CRENTRE HAS REGISTERED AND SUPPORTED IN EXCESS OF 2000 PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN CARERS AND PROVIDED OVER 2,100 HOURS RESPITE. THE CENTRE HAS FACILITATED TRAINING FOR CARERS ON A WIDE RANGE OF ISSUES BOTH IN HOUSE AND ACROSS THE BOROUGH.

MORE CARERS WILL BE IDENTIFIED, CARERS WILL FEEL SUPPORTED AND LESS ISOLATED, MAINTAIN HEALTH AN WELLBEING ,HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CARED FOR CONDITION HELPING THEM TO CONTINUE LONGER AND SAFELY IN THIR CARING ROLE