Who We Are
BLACKPOOL  CARES    We are  a  group  of  carers  who  live  in  Blackpool  who  want  to  share  what  we  have  learned  with  other  carers. 

Contact Details
Blackpool Council Carers team

01253 651486

e-mail: carers@blackpool.gov.uk

We welcome any comments on this website. Please let us know what you think of it and if there is any information you would like.

A Carer is someone who supports a relative, spouse, partner or friend who cannot manage on his or her own. You do not have to live with the person, nor do you have to be the only person who does the caring.

When you become a Carer there are some things that you should do straight away:

* obtain a CARERS EMERGENCY  CARD which makes sure that , if you are involved in an accident or are taken ill suddenly, that arrangements can be made to look after the person you care for. You can apply for an Emergency Card by contacting the Carers Team on 01253 651486,
e-mail: carers@blackpool.gov.uk

* check which BENEFITS that you are entitled to. You can do this by contacting the Welfare Rights Service , South King Street, Blackpool, FY1 4TR. Telephone 01253 477770.

Age Concern and Shop Mobility can help you to fill in the forms which can be complicated.

* register for the regular CARERS NEWSLETTER which will keep you up to date with all the news relevant to being a Carer.You can do this by contactin the Carers Team on 01253 651486,
e-mail: carers@blackpool.gov.uk 

 
Click to view the carer's booklet