Support for Unpaid Carers

Thanks to funding from Shared Care Scotland’s Short Breaks Fund, and LNER’s Customer Community and Investment Fund, we have a programme of free health and wellbeing activities for unpaid carers at The LifeCare Centre in Stockbridge.

All activities are free, drop in and accessible. Bring the person you care for along and enjoy something new together.

Outreach provides one-to-one support from registered care workers. We can spend time with your loved one at your home or we can go out and about, leaving you to relax in the knowledge that they are in safe hands.

Our care workers can help your loved one with any care and support needs including eating a meal, using the toilet, having a bath or shower and taking prescription medications.

Our Help at Home service can provide relief to carers by assisting with all sorts of practical domestic tasks including cleaning, laundry, changing bedding, shopping and running errands.

Getting help with practical tasks can give you respite, the chance to spend more quality time with your loved one and the time to focus on the other responsibilities of your caring role.

Meals on Wheels can give carers time off from planning and preparing meals by delivering freshly prepared, hot and nutritional two course hot meals, directly to you at home.

If you live with the person you care for and are both over 50 you can both receive a meal and if on pension or universal credit, the service can be accessed free of charge.

Our day clubs help your loved one to get out and about, keep active and stay connected and give you the chance to get some respite from your caring role knowing that they are being well looked after.

LifeCare has two clubs, both of which provide specialist dementia support for those living with dementia as well as other health and support needs.