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Free online exercise and Yoga sessions for residents of Bedford and Luton

Mental health, News, Partners, Wellbeing / By Paul

Online exercise and Yoga sessions, funded by the Sport England & National Lottery Fund and Teams Beds & Luton Sessions are suitable for all levels and abilities. Over 130 people have joined the new online exercise programmes this summer. Introducing the second programme of new classes run by The Disability Resource Centre. Read full details […]

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Carers’ Rights

Carers Rights, Helpful information, News / By Paul

The Care Act 2014 The Care Act 2014 is about adults with care and support needs, and those who care for them. Under the Act, anyone who a local council thinks might need care and support is entitled to a needs assessment, which must be provided free of charge. The assessment is usually carried out

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Introducing the new Luton Carers’ Handbook

Benefits, Carers Rights, coronavirus, COVID-19, Mental health, Money, News, Partners, Technology, Transport, Wellbeing / By Paul

The handbook is full of important information including: Carer’s assessments & breaks for carers Carer’s benefits and money Employment support End of life care Information on medications and health conditions Useful local and national contacts Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers Subscribe to our newsletter to download your copy instantly August 28, 2021 |

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Paralympics photos, videos and news…

News / By Paul

Tishy Thomas, our volunteer web reporter, collated all the best videos, articles and photos about the Paralympics in Tokyo…

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Carer’s Assessments

Carers Rights, News / By Paul

A simple guide to Carer’s Assessments A Carer’s Assessment is your chance to discuss how your caring role is affecting your own life. You may not be aware of all the carer’s services available, so an assessment is a good way for you to find out about the support and services that will be most

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We had a successful Carers Week

News / By Paul

On the Monday we had two events. We held our regular online Carers Coffee Morning in the morning and in the afternoon we ran an online event with NHS England. Over 20 carers and friends from the Luton area enjoyed the opportunity to hear from NHS England and our Carers Central team. There was plenty of interaction,

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We had a very busy Carers Week…

News / By Paul

Carers Week (7th – 13th June 2021) was another busy week for the team at Carers Central. They were out & about in Luton, on the radio and hosted several online events, all to support unpaid carers in Luton…

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Chat to us about volunteering

News / By Paul

Learn all about volunteering at our charity this Friday 4th June at 10am…

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A massive thank you to all the volunteers

News / By Paul

Melanie Hawman, the CEO of The Disability Resource Centre says “I would like to say a massive thank you to all the volunteers who have worked tirelessly throughout the last 12 months….

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It’s easy to support us, totally automatically… at no extra cost to you

Leave a Comment / News / By Paul

We joined the Amazon Smile programme so that every time you shop at Amazon you can support our charity with a donation, contributed automatically by Amazon, at no extra cost to you.

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Learn about future developments at the NHS at our online event

News, NHS / By Paul

7th June 2021 from 1pm to 3pm NHS England in partnership with Carers Central and The Disability Resource Centre are inviting carers and professionals to get a better understanding of the work and support that has been carried by NHS England and how you can get involved in future developments. Jodie Deards from the Carer

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What out-of-hours support do you need as an unpaid carer?

News, NHS / By Paul

Attend this workshop to voice your views about what out-of-hours support is needed for unpaid carers. The press release about this event says “The National NHS Commitment to Carers Team, and the East of England Carers Lead are inviting you or to be part of a workshop to explore what you consider good Out-of-Hours support

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Out and about

Helpful information, News, Transport, Wellbeing / By Paul

We’ve compiled some practical information to help you when you are out and about. All these links are from the Carers Trust: Accessible toilets Blue Badge Parking Scheme Community transport Days out Free entry for carers to visitor attractions Libraries and carers Public transport Shopping The Motability Scheme Travelling with equipment and medicine Carers Central

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Useful info for carers from the NHS

Helpful information, News, NHS, Partners / By Paul

The NHS website has lots of useful information for carers on their website’s Social Care and Support Guide. Here are some of the useful links: Introduction to care and support A quick guide for people who have care and support needs and their carers. Help from social services and charities Includes helplines, needs assessments, advocacy

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Technology and carers

Helpful information, News, Technology / By Paul

How technology is helping carers Carers’ stories We’ve found some excellent case studies on the Carers UK website telling the stories of carers and how they have been using some new technology. Read how these technologies are helping; such as an automated pill dispenser, a bedtime monitor, personal alarms and more. What can technology do

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Carer’s benefits and money

Benefits, Helpful information, News / By Paul

This page provides information about carer’s benefits and money, with plenty of links to useful websites and free help for carers, available both locally and nationwide…

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Ways to look after your mental wellbeing during the pandemic

Leave a Comment / News / By Paul

Read all about the support that is available to help with your mental health during this difficult time. We have compiled over 50 websites, apps, videos and services, so please do take a look…

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COVID-19 information and links to useful websites for carers

Benefits, Carers Rights, coronavirus, COVID-19, Helpful information, Jobs, Mental health, Money, News, Partners, Wellbeing / By Paul

Coronavirus information and links to useful websites for carers Age UK’s main coronavirus page Information on coronavirus, including updates on how you can look after yourself and loved ones, comments from Age UK, and ways you can support older people. Independent Age Independent Age answer some frequently asked questions from their helpline which are useful to

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Over 100 stories from carers across the UK

News, Wellbeing / By Paul

We collected these stories from across the internet and welcome you to submit your own carer story so we can share with all the carers that visit our website. We will only publish your story with your explicit permission and will change names to protect privacy. Please send your own carer story to us here. Thank

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Thank you to our funders

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We have received new funding from BLCF, as part of the Bedfordshire Coronavirus Emergency Fund and also some much needed funding from the National Lottery. Thank you very much.

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A big thank you to all our volunteers…

Leave a Comment / News / By Paul

Volunteers Week 2020 Jill Pick, the chair of our charity’s Board of Trustees said “The Disability Resource Centre is fortunate to have an amazing group of volunteers who are part of our team working both front of house and behind the scenes. On behalf of the Board of Trustees I would like to thank you

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Thrilled to receive vital funds for our charity

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We are all thrilled to receive a grant of up to £7,500 from BLCF as part of the Bedfordshire Coronavirus Emergency Fund.

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We’re helping local people find support for shopping, medications, befriending services, claiming PIP benefits and many more…

Leave a Comment / News, Uncategorized / By Paul

We’re helping local people find support for shopping, medications, befriending services, claiming PIP benefits and many more…

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What a lovely ‘thank you’

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We just received this lovely thank you card… It’s so nice that the hard work of our team is valued so highly. Read the words of a customer this week, in a card she sent to Stacey, who runs our new “chat and no-contact collect” disability equipment shop: “I am happy to say that on Saturday we

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Free online exercise and Yoga sessions for residents of Bedford and Luton

Carers’ Rights

Introducing the new Luton Carers’ Handbook

Paralympics photos, videos and news…

Carer’s Assessments

We had a successful Carers Week

We had a very busy Carers Week…

Chat to us about volunteering

A massive thank you to all the volunteers

It’s easy to support us, totally automatically… at no extra cost to you

Learn about future developments at the NHS at our online event

What out-of-hours support do you need as an unpaid carer?

Out and about

Useful info for carers from the NHS

Technology and carers

Carer’s benefits and money

Ways to look after your mental wellbeing during the pandemic

COVID-19 information and links to useful websites for carers

Over 100 stories from carers across the UK

Thank you to our funders

A big thank you to all our volunteers…

Thrilled to receive vital funds for our charity

We’re helping local people find support for shopping, medications, befriending services, claiming PIP benefits and many more…

What a lovely ‘thank you’

Carers Central provides support for unpaid carers in Luton

Call 0300 303 0201 for help and support