Carers Week

This week promotes the work of unpaid carers and celebrate the contributions they make to better the lives of others. It also tries to emphasise the important work of caring for others.

Who celebrates?

Everyone – it is a national awareness week!

How do people celebrate?

• You can help raise awareness by showing support on social media platforms
• There is a focus in this week to show support and thanks for the work of carers – you can do this by sharing information on the work of carers, you can host award ceremonies if you work with anyone that is a carer and make an effort to publicly thank carers.

What should I know?

• There are 6.5 million people who are carers in the UK
• Carer’s generally help others throughout daily living which includes physical activities, personal care, mobility, meal times and in social activities
• This year has a different theme – look out for this years theme here.

How can I support others?

• Use the additional resources for more information on how to raise awareness and show your support
• Encourage celebrations internally and externally
• Talk to your team about the work of carers.

Carers Week: https://www.carersweek.org

Carers Week: Running activities: https://www.carersweek.org/media/1qgjyp5o/cw-2021-activity-checklist.pdf

Making caring visible & valued: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84E_Knkbdw