Do you offer cleaning and help around the house?

A Care Service can include almost any task that enables the carer to have a break. A Care Coordinator will discuss this during an assessment in the home and negotiate a care plan with the family. Click here to read more about what our Care Service can offer.

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We're Recruiting! Trustees

Trustees are volunteers that govern Carers Trust Tyne and Wear and ensure that we stay true to our goals. They come from all kinds of backgrounds, including being carers themselves. Are you interested in helping to guide the charity?
Dementia Day Centre

Our Dementia Day Centre is a new service provided by Carers Trust Tyne and Wear, where individuals with Dementia and other Memory illnesses can make friends, socialise, and reminisce with others.
Dementia Day Centre

Our Dementia Day Centre is a new service provided by Carers Trust Tyne and Wear, where individuals with Dementia and other Memory illnesses can make friends, socialise, and reminisce with others. We provide qualified staff to ensure they are safe at all times, with a range of interactive activities, including; singing, crafts, bingo and many more, they are entertained throughout the day. Lunch is also provided, with snacks and refreshments. In order to keep this running we need your support.
We're Recruiting! Carer Support Workers

Our Carer Support Workers take over the caring role, enabling unpaid carers to have a regular break. Find out how you can join this amazing team.

The carer I want to refer doesn’t live in Gateshead but the person who has the care needs does. Can I still refer?

Information about which localities we can work in.
The person with care needs doesn’t live in Gateshead. Can they still receive a service?

Information about which localities we can work in.
At what age do you stop working with young carers?

Information about the age of young and young adult carers that we work with.
What kind of support can you offer young carers?

Information about the services we offer to young carers.
Are there any health conditions that you are unable to provide care for?

Information about the disabilities and health conditions that we can support.
How is the Care Service funded?

How are replacement care services paid for?
Are there any age restrictions?

Information about the age of carers that we work with.
Can I make a referral on behalf of a carer?

Information about who can make a referral to our services

We're Recruiting! Carer Support Workers

Our Carer Support Workers take over the caring role, enabling unpaid carers to have a regular break. Find out how you can join this amazing team.
We're Recruiting! Trustees

Trustees are volunteers that govern Carers Trust Tyne and Wear and ensure that we stay true to our goals. They come from all kinds of backgrounds, including being carers themselves. Are you interested in helping to guide the charity?
Who Are Carers?

About Carers
About us

Who we are and what we do
Young Carer Wellbeing Fund

Small grant for young carers for breaks or items that improve their wellbeing.
The Importance Of Taking Time Out For Yourself

Guest blogger Lily Harris explains how burnout is a very real problem. It's not always easy to recognise when you’re heading towards burnout but there are steps you can take to prevent or alleviate it.
Make a donation

Whether you want to make a one-off contribution or set up a regular donation, your support means a lot to us. You enable Carers Trust Tyne and Wear to continue providing excellent quality services to carers of all ages. Just as importantly, you create the opportunity for us to try new ideas that we might not otherwise immediately be able to fund.
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How to find Carers Trust Tyne and Wear by car, bus, on foot or bicycle
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Community-based support

We provide services to clients of all ages, all with very different health needs and abilities. There is no limitation regarding age, diagnosis or personal circumstance.