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Aberdeen City Council - Strategic Leadership - Service User and Carer Involvement
Joint Future is the process of integrating community care services provided by NHS Grampian, Aberdeen City Council and voluntary organisations in Aberdeen City. An important part of Joint Future is to involve service users and carers in planning and developing services.
Client Group: Carer Support
Organisation Type: Local Authority
Aberdeenshire Council - Shared Lives Scheme
Aberdeenshire Council's Shared Care scheme offers day care, short breaks or long term accommodation in a shared carer's home to people with disabilities.
Client Group: Disability, Disabled people,Supported housing,Befriending Groups, Carers,Day care centres,Respite care, Disability ,Care, Help to live at home,Residential homes, Physical disability,Residential homes, Learning disabilities,Council housing
Organisation Type: Local Authority
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire
Alzheimer Scotland - Aberdeen Carers Panel - Dementia Carers - Ask Us First Group
The Aberdeen Carers Panel, Dementia Carers - Ask Us First Group is made up of people who care for someone with dementia. The Group is supported by Alzheimer Scotland's Involvement Officer and Link Worker in Aberdeen.
Client Group: Carer Support,Dementia
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Aberdeen
Befriend A Child
The Befriend a Child scheme recruits, trains, matches and then supports adult volunteers to befriend vulnerable children / young people aged 5 to 12 years old. Volunteers are expected to make a minimum time commitment of one year seeing the child / young person for a few hours twice a month.
Client Group: Volunteering,Befriending Groups, Carers,Children
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Aberdeen
BIG Group (Brain Injury Grampian)
The BIG Group provides the opportunity for carers, and people with a brain injury, to meet together monthly for mutual support and activities.
Client Group: Carer Support,Neurological illnesses
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray
Canine Concern Scotland Trust
Canine Concern Scotland Trust was set up in 1988 and manages a pet visiting service in Scotland called Therapet.
Client Group: Pets for therapy
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Mon-Fri: 9.00am-5.00pm
Answerphone outwith office hours
Area Covered: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Scotland
Carewatch (Grampian)
Carewatch provides care and support to people in their own homes and in care homes, either directly or on behalf of local authorities.
Client Group: Care for older people, Care for disabled people,Home care
Organisation Type: Private Limited Company
Area Covered: Aberdeen
Choices Community Care Services Ltd
Choices Community Care Services Ltd helps individuals to decide for themselves the kind of housing and support they need and want. Most people choose to receive their bespoke care package living on their own, but some prefer to live in a small group. Choices Community Care also offers residential support.
Client Group: Supported housing,Care for older people, Care for disabled people
Organisation Type: Private Limited Company
Area Covered: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Scotland, UK
Community Link Fraserburgh
Community Link Fraserburgh is building sustainable links to the local community which will enhance the lives of older people (65+) and promote a sense of community involvement.
Client Group: Befriending Groups, Carers,Older people
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Fraserburgh
Community Services - Cornerstone Community Care
Cornerstone Community Care is a Scottish charity which provides services to people with learning disabilities and other special needs. Services include supported accommodation, community support services and respite.
The staff of Cornerstone Community Services have been recruited and trained by Cornerstone and have a range of experience within the organisation.
Client Group: Care for older people, Care for disabled people,Home care,Sheltered employment
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire, Angus, Dundee
Cornerstone
Cornerstone is a Scottish charity, social enterprise and provider of care and support services for adults, children and young people with disabilities and other support needs throughout Scotland.
Client Group: Supported housing,Befriending Groups, Carers,Children,Learning disabilities,Older people,Respite care, Disability ,Home care,Sheltered employment,Volunteering
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity, Social Enterprise
Area Covered: Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Moray
Counsel and Care
Counsel and Care is a national charity working with older people, their families and carers to get the best care and support.
Client Group: Older people,Carer Support
Organisation Type: Registered Charity
Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri: 10.00am-4.00pm
Wed: 10.00am-1.00pm
Area Covered: UK
Crossroads Caring Scotland (East Banff and Buchan) Care Attendant Scheme
Crossroads offers respite and breaks for carers of an older, disabled or chronically ill person or a child with special needs and disabilities. Care attendants undergo a basic training programme and then attend monthly ongoing training sessions to update and add to their knowledge.
Client Group: Care for older people, Care for disabled people,Respite care, Disability ,Respite care, Older people,Respite care, Children, Young people
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity, Company Limited by Guarantee
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire - Banff & Buchan, Aberdeenshire - Buchan
Crossroads Caring Scotland (Kincardine and Deeside)
Crossroads Kincardine and Deeside provides practical help including personal care to any carer, regardless of the age, disability or illness of the person being cared for.
Client Group: Care for older people, Care for disabled people,Respite care, Disability ,Respite care, Older people,Respite care, Children, Young people
Organisation Type: Scottish Charity, Company Limited by Guarantee
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire
Crossroads Caring Scotland - Aberdeen
Crossroads Caring Scotland - Aberdeen provides trained Care Attendants to enable a carer to have a break from constant supervision.
Client Group: Care for older people, Care for disabled people,Respite care, Disability ,Respite care, Older people
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Aberdeen
Crossroads Caring Scotland Moray
Crossroads (Moray) was established in 1990 and in 2008 became part of the organisation known as Crossroads Caring Scotland. Crossroads Care Attendants receive a basic induction training followed by ongoing training and support, and work flexible hours to provide the assistance where and when it is most needed, enabling carers to take time off.
Client Group: Care for older people, Care for disabled people,Respite care, Disability ,Respite care, Children, Young people
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Answerphone outwith opening hours
Area Covered: Moray
Dundee Carers Centre
Dundee Carers Centre provides a drop in service for advice and information and a meeting place for carers, people with disabilities, voluntary groups and charities.
Client Group: Carer Support
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Dundee
Family Placement Service - Aberdeenshire
The Family Placement Service provides support schemes for children and families in Aberdeenshire who are experiencing difficulties.
Client Group: Befriending Groups, Carers,Adoption, Fostering,Respite care, Children, Young people
Organisation Type: Local Authority
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire
Forres Carers Support Group
Forres Carers Support Group was set up in 1992 by a group of carers from the area. The group consists of male and female carers of all ages and situations who get together for informal meetings to talk, swap ideas and give advice to one another.
Client Group: Carer Support
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Moray, Forres
Fraserburgh Carers Support Group
Fraserburgh Carers Support Group offers support to all carers including those looking after elderly dementia suffers and those looking after people with mental health problems.
Client Group: Carer Support
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire - Banff & Buchan, Fraserburgh
Gordon Carers Support Group - Ellon and District Branch
The Ellon Branch of the Gordon Carers Support Group was set up in response to a public meeting in spring 1993. Membership of this group is open to any carer or anyone with an interest in caring, residing within the area.
Client Group: Carer Support,Carers groups
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire, Ellon
Gordon Carers Support Group - Huntly and District Branch
The Carers Support Worker, at the request of carers, set up and developed this branch of the Carers Support Group.
Client Group: Carer Support,Carers groups
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire, Huntly
Gordon Carers Support Group - Insch and District Branch
The Carers Support Worker, at the request of carers, set up and developed this branch of the Carers Support Group. Membership of the Group is open to any carer, or anyone with an interest in caring, residing in the Insch area.
Client Group: Carer Support,Carers groups
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire, Insch
Gordon Carers Support Group - Inverurie / Westhill Branch
The Inverurie Branch of the Gordon Carers Support Group was formed in 1991. Members of the branch are carers who live in Inverurie, Westhill and surrounding areas.
Client Group: Carer Support,Carers groups
Organisation Type: Voluntary
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire, Inverurie, Westhill
Gordon Rural Action - Carers Centre
Gordon Rural Action Carers Centre has two Carers Support Workers who cover the whole of central Aberdeenshire from Huntly. The Carers Support Workers offer support, advice and information about all aspects of caring.
Client Group: Carer Support
Organisation Type: Voluntary, Scottish Charity
Area Covered: Aberdeenshire - Garioch