carer's essentials
Whether you’re a long-term carer or just getting started on your journey. We’re certain these guides will support you in your caring role.
Your guide to carer's rights: understand your legal protections at work—carer’s leave, flexible working, emergency time off—and how employers can support you.
Carers Trust Solihull’s new Continuing Healthcare guide helps unpaid carers understand funding, eligibility, and the assessment process.
Build your carers contingency plan with Carers Trust Solihull’s free tools, templates, and builder to prepare for emergencies and gain peace of mind.
'Your Guide to Carer's Assessments' will teach you about the process of carers assessments, and how to access support, services, and funding in Solihull to help with your caring role.
The Blue Badge Scheme is designed to help people with disabilities, to have easier access to travelling and arriving at their destinations. Carers and their cared-for can benefit greatly from this scheme. Read more to find out how.
Carer's Financial Support can come in all shapes and sizes. From education and legal support, to benefits and more! Read about how unpaid carers can be financially supported.
All carer's stories and news
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Join us at the Sydney Mitchell Charity Ball for a night of magic, music, fine dining and fundraising for Carers Trust Solihull & Marie Curie.
- 9 minutes |
Your guide to carer's rights: understand your legal protections at work—carer’s leave, flexible working, emergency time off—and how employers can support you.
- 12 minutes |
Carers' self-soothing techniques that work — this toolkit offers fast ways to calm your mind and body when stress, anxiety, or burnout strikes.
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Carers Trust Solihull’s new Continuing Healthcare guide helps unpaid carers understand funding, eligibility, and the assessment process.
- 11 minutes |
Build your carers contingency plan with Carers Trust Solihull’s free tools, templates, and builder to prepare for emergencies and gain peace of mind.
- 20 minutes |
A self-care toolkit for carers to support your health and wellbeing with tips on sleep, nutrition, hydration, stress and local support in Solihull.
- 5 minutes |
We marked *Carers Week 2025* with community events, awareness campaigns, and joyful celebrations—creating precious memories for unpaid carers of all ages while championing equality and support.
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Learn how unpaid carers—young carers, young adult carers, and adult carers—can craft compelling personal statements for college, university, apprenticeships, or training. Discover tailored tips, real-life examples, and resources to turn your caring skills into your biggest application asset.
