Whether juggling family and work commitments to provide care a few hours a week, or caring 24 hours each day, if you provide regular help and support to a partner, relative or friend because they cannot manage without your help, then Carers Link is here for you.
In East Dunbartonshire 1 Person in 8 is a Carer.
We know that, for many Carers, there are often simply not enough hours in the day to attend to everything associated with a caring role plus other family commitments, and perhaps a job as well. Meeting with a Carers Link support worker or trained Volunteer, therefore, may simply not be an option, but you can telephone our offices at any time during office hours and speak with a member of staff, and we will do all that we can to help.
Carers Link Volunteers currently support over 300 Carers through Carers Call, our dedicated telephone support line, whereby each Carer receiving this type of support is contacted regularly by a Volunteer for a chat about how things are going. Many Carers find this type of support very helpful, as they get to know the Volunteer who regularly phones them and do not have to start from scratch each time. Carers Call gives Carers the chance to talk about anything at all, and to ask any questions they may have about their caring role.
If you are a Carer and are interested in receiving Carers Call please contact us.
