Useful links starting with C
CAMEO - Come And Meet Each Other
CAMEO is a support group for people in the early stages of dementia, particularly younger people. The group offers the opportunity to meet others and enjoy leisure activities whilst allowing the carer to have a break. (Passage taken from website). The group forms part of Crossroads Care - Cheshire East.
Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission is the independent regulator of health and social care in England. They regulate care provided by the NHS, local authorities, private companies and voluntary organisations. Their aim is to make sure better care is provided for everyone - in hospitals, care homes and people's own homes. They also seek to protect the interests of people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act. This Information is taken from their site.
Visit Care Quality Commission.
Carers Week - 13 - 19th June 2011
This year they are asking carers to tell them about the reality of caring in the UK 2011.
Carers: Looking After Yourself
When you're caring for someone with dementia, it can be all too easy to ignore your own needs and to
forget that you matter too. This factsheet highlights the importance of looking after your own health
and well-being to help you cope, and shows where support is available.
Caring - Kinds of Caring
Every carer is different, but there are some concerns that affect most carers. The pages in this section will guide you to other sections of Carers Direct to provide you with the information that you may need.
Provided by NHS Choices
Visit Caring - Kinds of Caring.
Caring - the NHS Choices' practical guide
Practical tips to guide carers through getting support to look after an ill or disabled person
Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT
Visit your local area PCT (Primary Care Trust) to read about healthy living and dementia. Here you will see information and links to other organisations whose service the CECPCT commission to support people with mental health problems and dementia. These consist of statutory providers and charities.
Visit Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT .
Cheshire and Wirral Partnership (NHS)
is an experienced provider of comprehensive, multidisciplinary for older adults with mental health problems in collaboration with partner organisations.
Cheshire Carers Centre
Offering information, advice and support to Carers across Cheshire.
Visit Cheshire Carers Centre .