Living Well North Tyneside - Advice and Support

Carers Support

Welcome to the Carers Support Category, a dedicated space for those providing essential unpaid assistance to family members, friends, partners, or neighbours facing challenges managing on their own. Whether it's offering support due to illness, disability, substance misuse, or mental health, your commitment as a carer is invaluable. Here, we acknowledge and appreciate the crucial role you play in enhancing the well-being of those under your care. Our resources are tailored to provide support, guidance, and valuable information to make your caregiving journey more manageable and rewarding. Connect with our community and explore resources designed to assist you in your important role as a caregiver.

Services

Admiral Nurses | Age UK North Tyneside

Our professional Admiral Nurses service currently consists of five Admiral Nurses and our Coordinating Officer. Our Aims • To provide a holistic package of services that can support both people living with dementia, and their carers at all points through their dementia journey.• To be recognised as an expert in dementia and as a lead provider of… >

Advocacy

Giving a voice to vulnerable adults in North Tyneside. Why Advocacy? Sometimes basic rights are denied to vulnerable people. Advocacy is founded on the belief that people are of equal value regardless of ability, wealth or status and are therefore entitled to equal rights. We should all be entitled to the following rights: To make decisions abo… >

ASD/C Awareness/Acceptance training

We will look at the individual needs of your business and following the basic principles of THE OVERALL SPECTRUM we aim to: * raise awareness of ASD/C among employers * outline the benefits of employing someone on the spectrum diagnosed or not * help employers understand the reasonable adjustments that a person with ASD may need in the workplace *… >

Better Connect - Caring Creatively

Better Connect is a cultural programme of opportunities to support those who have caring responsibilities in North Tyneside to take time out. We aim to engage those who spend their time looking after others to remember to take time for themselves. There’s a whole range of different types of creativity to try; dance, drama, craft, drawing, writin… >

Care and Connect

Care and Connect can help you with: Infomation and advice about local care, support, groups, activities and services Finding services to help you manage your home and maintain your tenancy Meeting new people and participating in your community Finding information about paid and voluntary work, training or learning Advice regarding equipment… >

Carers into Work

North Tyneside Carers’ Centre is delighted to be working in partnership with the North of Tyne Combined Authority, Newcastle Carers and Carers Northumberland to deliver a project to support carers to return to work, education or training; and support to carers who are struggling to juggle caring responsibilities alongside work. >