Carer Friendly is part of the charity TuVida

Dementia Friendly Communities Project

The Dementia Friendly Communities project for Cardiff and the Vale commits to being Carer Friendly. It will achieve this by identifying unpaid carers as part of interactions with service users, volunteers and partners based within Cardiff and the Vale, signposting them to available forms of support and raising awareness of their needs locally.

Commitments

We commit to being carer friendly, and working as a collaborative group to constantly improve support to carers at a practical level. As the group contains representation from all five Gwent local authorities, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board and the ...
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I commit to highlighting carers, the vital roles that they undertake and ways in which they can be supported throughout our communities. Listening to carers from all areas of our communities to ensure that their voices are heard, their needs ...
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As a surgery we recognise the importance of our carers and the caring roles they undertake. We have a dedicated Carers champion as well as the GP Carers Engagement Service, that offers practical and emotional support to any carers within ...
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At Sporting Memories we recognise that caring is an important issue that affects our staff, volunteers and members and that carers play a vital role within our communities. We commit to ensuring that all staff and volunteers are aware of ...
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I am constantly surprised by the incredible work of unpaid carers, and the humility they display about their work. I firmly believe in Carer Friendly and would encourage everyone to support this brilliant initiative.
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The Mapping, Education & Carer Service (MECS) within ABUHB is a newly formed team consisting of dementia coordinators from various professional backgrounds, based within Gwent. One of the main aims of the service is to promote and facilitate carers’ education ...
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• We recognise that caring is an important issue that affects our staff, volunteers and clients • Our staff know about the issues carers may face and the local support available to them • We will actively help people understand who carers are ...
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I commit to keeping carers needs as a core part of what Hospice of the Valleys does in our every day work. We will involve carers in when planning new services. We will work with carers as both a partner ...
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We recognise and appreciate that carers of all ages make a vital contribution within society. We continue to respect and value carers views, their experiences and expertise and to involve carers in the planning and delivery of our services. We ...
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The Dell Primary School commits to continuing to raise awareness of young carers across all staff teams and pupils, and support young carers and their families in our school community.
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