Carers week 2021

Bluebird Care Norwich & North Norfolk is supporting Carers Week 2021

Who is a ‘carer’?

A carer is someone who provides unpaid care and support to a family member or friend who has a disability, illness, mental health condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older. It isn’t someone who volunteers or is employed to provide support.

Bluebird Care Norwich & North Norfolk is supporting Carers Week 2021, an annual campaign raising awareness of caring from 7–13 June.

Carers Week highlights the challenges carers may face as well as the contributions they make to their community.

There are 6.5 million unpaid carers in the UK and since the coronavirus outbreak in 2020, many have had to provide even more care and deal with increased levels of isolation. 20% of unpaid carers do not know or understand what support is available to them, so at Bluebird Care Norwich & North Norfolk we hope to raise awareness of the support that is available to unpaid carers across Norfolk. 

This year’s campaign hopes to Make Caring Visible and Valued, by bringing together individuals and organisations that already support carers and highlight the vital role they play in our communities.

In support Carers Week 2021 we are highlighting the campaign;  better breaks for unpaid carers , which is helping to make care more visible and ensure unpaid carers feel valued.

Carers Week highlights the challenges carers can face and the support they might need, we are supporting these individuals and are happy to do what we can to help raise awareness of the unpaid carers in our community. We hope that by supporting this campaign it will provide help to those caring in our local area and make them aware of the support that is available to them.

Visit the Carers Week website to find out more about the campaign and how you can get involved.