Carers UK
They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.
Phone
0808 808 7777
Website
Carers UK
Email
info@carersuk.orgSocial care and support guide
If you or someone you know needs help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, this guide explains your options and where you can get support.
Website
NHS: Social care and support guideParkinson’s UK
Coffee Morning at The Woodman Pub, 222 Durnsford Road, SW19 8DR
Cost: Own cost
This event continues to attract our Merton members. Valerie and Tracy deliver a relaxed and warm environment which is sympathetic and understanding. It’s on the second Tuesday of every month. Please contact Valerie on 07801 737916 or email her on valeriemb@me.com if you’d like to join.
Website
www.localsupport.parkinsons.org.ukCarers First
If you’re an unpaid carer, aged 18 and over, supporting someone in the London Borough of Merton, we’re here to help. Carers First offer support online, by phone and face-to-face in the local community. Making it easier for those caring for someone else to continue living their lives to the fullest.
Website
www.carersfirst.org.ukAre you a Carer?
A carer is anyone who cares, unpaid, for a friend or family member who due to illness, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction cannot cope without their support.
To register as a carer, please complete our Register a Carer form.Parents and Carers for adults and children with learning disabilities
Mencap
Website
www.mertonmencap.org.uk/for-parents-and-carersAll Carers
Carers’ Coffee afternoon at Lantern Arts Centre, 2nd Monday of every month, 12-2pm.
Open to anyone who is an informal carer, to meet other carers, have a coffee and a chat, swap information and get peer support.
Tolverne Road, Raynes Park, London, SW20 8RA
The nearest bus stops are Raynes Park Methodist Church (towards Wimbledon) or Raynes Park Station (away from Wimbledon), served by the 57, 131 and 200 routes.
Website
www.lanternarts.org/lantern-hubCarers supporting someone with dementia
Alzheimer’s Society
Website
www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support/help-dementia-care/getting-support
Alzheimer’s Society Merton Dementia Hub
Website
www.merton.gov.uk/social-care/adult-social-care/dementia
Phone
02086 870922
Email
merton@alzheimers.org.ukCarers UK
Website
www.carersuk.org
Email
info@carersuk.org
Telephone
020 7378 4999Carers Trust
Website
www.carers.org/section/help-advice
Email
info@carers.org
Telephone
0300 772 9600One You Merton
Available 5 days a week, 9am – 5pm.
Website
www.oneyoumerton.org/self-care-for-carers
Email
oneyou.merton@nhs.net
Telephone
020 8973 3545
Carers
Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 13 November 2024