Carer Experience

Question 0

What experience do you have with carers? 2

Answer 0

Work and finance;

• emergency carer leave
• independent financial advice (mortgage)
• flexible working right
• benefit advice centre (carer benefit)

Question 1

What experience do you have with carers? 1

Answer 1

(Asian carer)

Emotional support - carer centre (support group), GP IAPT low intensity CBT

Question 2

What experience do you have with carers? 3

Answer 2

Prevention / coping strategy / information

• carer struggled most when feeling isolated
• carer enjoyed going to a social club with friends
• arranged for family member to sit with mother-in-law so she could go to social club
• trigger signs of difficulty coping and strategies; included in carer assessment
• information about dementia and referral to CMHT for further carer support to interpret behaviour

Question 3

What experience do you have with carers? 4

Answer 3

Expert partner

• wishes, views, preferences
• consulted at all stages of process
• role recognised

Question 4

What experience do you have with carers? 5

Answer 4

Crisis intervention

• Gwendoline vought
• carer’s ability and willingness (significant impact on well-being; physical and emotional health)
• listened to carer’s experience and the impact
• urgent short break

Question 5

What experience do you have with carers? 6

Answer 5

Carer group (last placement)

• advice
• signposting
• coping strategy
• peer support