Our strategy for Kingston's carers
About the Kingston Carers Strategy
The Kingston Carers Strategy is a comprehensive plan designed to support you as an unpaid carer in the Royal Borough of Kingston. It's based on extensive engagement with carers like you and aims to address your specific needs and challenges.
Key points from the strategy
Priorities for carers
The strategy outlines main priorities, including promoting your health and wellbeing, ensuring you enjoy life outside of caring, providing respite options, offering accessible information and advice, and addressing the financial impact of caring.
Focus on young carers
For young carers, the strategy emphasises the importance of not feeling alone, staying physically and mentally well, identifying other young carers, having breaks from caring roles, and accessing financial support.
Get involved in planning care services
The strategy stresses the importance of involving carers in service planning and development. Your experiences and feedback are crucial in shaping effective support services.
Support plans to help you care
Recognising the diverse needs of carers, the strategy offers tailored support plans for different life stages and backgrounds, including young carers, adult carers, and Black, Asian, and multi-ethnic carers.
Understand support available to you
The strategy provides detailed information on the resources and programmes designed to help you in your caring role. It also explains how the Council and its partners are working to meet your needs and improve your quality of life.
Accessing the full strategy
Explore all the details and benefits outlined in the Kingston Carers Strategy.
Your role and participation
Your input is invaluable in ensuring the strategy remains relevant and effective. We encourage you to provide feedback and participate in discussions and surveys.
Your experiences can help shape the future of carers support in Kingston.
If you need more information
If you have questions or need more information about caring in Kingston, reach out to the Adult Social Care team on telephone: 0208 547 5005 or email: adults@kingston.gov.uk.