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Carers Breaks, Sitting Service and Stressbusting
There are a number of services available to carers providing you with breaks from care, a sitting service or you could try out one of the subsidised stressbusting treatments available to you......
Carers Breaks
It is important that, as a carer, you take time off for yourself; this may be for a few hours, a day or a week. A break is not a luxury but can be essential in order to maintain your caring role. Having a planned break can help to revitalise and preserve your health in the best way possible. Having a break also means that the person you care for has the benefit of a break from you; other people to talk to and other things to talk about.
Sitting Service
Because the caring role can be very stressful, carers really do appreciate short spells away from their caring responsibilities. This not only gives them time to get essential jobs completed, but also enables them to have time to themselves to enjoy 2 – 3 hours away from the home to avoid becoming too overloaded and unable to cope.
Stressbusting
We know that a carers’ own health is twice as likely to suffer as a result of the stresses of caring, particularly if the caring role is long term. This is one of the reasons why Carers Bromley offers a stress-busting service.
Click this link to view an information leaflet on all of the above services
