Taking a break
Do you need a break from caring?
Whether you are caring for someone in your family or another relative, friend or neighbour - at home or some distance away - there will be times when you need a break.
What is a break from caring?
For carers it is time away from the responsibilities and tasks of caring for someone. It can be as little as an hour a week or as long as a couple of weeks.
Having a break can help you cope with other responsibilities such as family or other commitments, shopping, work or to spend some time doing something just for yourself.
How and where can breaks be provided?
Breaks can be provided in your home or the home of the person you look after. This might be provided in the form of a sitting service, befriending scheme, home care agency, live in help, or someone you know locally or even employing your own carer or carers through a Direct Payment. Breaks can also be provided in other people's homes, for example fostering, adult placement scheme, childminders, supportive family and friends.
Contact your local office for more information or use our online contact form for general enquiries, request a service, compliments and complaints.
Contact us
Carers Co-ordinator
7th floor, west wing
Tameway Tower
Bridge Street
Walsall
WS1 1JZ
Telephone 01922 658451
This page was last updated on 14 August 2008