Shetland Carers

Shetland Carers – supporting and empowering unpaid carers in Shetland to manage their caring role and have a life alongside caring.

We can provide information and advice, signposting to relevant services, one-to-one support, group support, access to short breaks, quarterly newsletters, website, facebook and twitter, and opportunity for carers to influence strategy/policy.

• Carer health and wellbeing
• Carer support groups / activities
• Carers of people with mental health issues
• Older carers including carers of people with dementia
• Parent carers
• Respite and carer breaks
• Young and young adult carer services
• Education training and carers in employment
• Personal budgets and direct payments