Gateway to care Services working together aim to help you, your family and friends get the health and
social care information and support you need, all under one roof.
Forms Facilities booking form, Gateway to care enquiry form
Contacts Contacting adult services, emergency contact information
Action for carers and employment (ACE) ACE National raises awareness of barriers facing carers who wish to work, and tests and promotes ways of supporting them.
Information on Carers Gateway, what is ACE? What is the Carers Emergency Card?
Information for carers
Becoming a carer Information on taking on a caring role, support for you, day care, travel and
more
Care homes search Find a care home in Kirklees and view detailed information in order to make a
choice which suits your needs.
Guide for Deaf Carers You are a carer if you are looking after someone who deaf or hearing, who is ill,
disabled or elderly, and that person depends on you.
Shared Lives Some people in our community need a bit more support to be able to live an everyday life and make the choices they want. Often they are supported by family carers to do this and these carers also need support.
Short term breaks Short term breaks offer carers the chance to take break from caring for a
disabled, ill, or frail elderly person
Action for Carers and Employment Plus (ACE Plus) Employment and training advice for carers. Also short courses in confidence building,
assertiveness training, job search skills, IT training, and work placements.
Advocacy Carers Gateway is a council service so it cannot offer an independent advocacy service
to carers. Specialist organisations will offer advocacy
Carers digistories These stories are told by carers in their own words with personal pictures
full of memories, some sad and some happy.
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