Appointments and outings in Ackton
Find a self-employed carer for help getting to appointments and out and about in Ackton, Old Snydale and North Featherstone and the places around. It's free for families, and you choose who to speak to.
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About appointments and outings
What it usually involves
Going with your loved one to the GP, hospital, dentist or hairdresser, and on outings to a café, club, place of worship or the seaside.
How a self-employed carer can help
They can drive or travel with them, help with walking or a wheelchair, and, if your loved one wishes, help them remember what the doctor said.
Questions worth asking
- Do you drive, and does your insurance cover business use?
- Can you manage a wheelchair?
- Would you come into the appointment and take notes if asked?
- Are you happy to be around pets?
Around Ackton
Self-employed carers often cover several nearby places. Within 5 miles of Ackton:
- Old Snydale 0.7 miles
- North Featherstone 0.8 miles
- Hopetown 1.2 miles
- Normanton Common 1.4 miles
- Featherstone 1.4 miles
- Streethouse 1.5 miles
- Whitwood 1.6 miles
- Normanton 1.6 miles
- Cutsyke 1.7 miles
- Ashfield 1.7 miles
- Purston Jaglin 1.8 miles
- Woodhouse 1.8 miles
- Gilcar 1.8 miles
- Woodhouse Common 1.9 miles
- Hightown 2 miles
Days out near Ackton
Outings a carer could help with, all within 5 miles:
- Featherstone Memorial GardenGarden, 1.1 miles
- Streethouse Crescent ParkPark, 1.3 miles
- Pontefract MuseumMuseum, free entry, 2.7 miles
- Nostell Brickyard Quarry SSSINature reserve, 3 miles
- KitchenHistoric ruins, 3 miles
- Pontefract CastleCastle, 3.1 miles
- H Gwynne Jones BuildingHistoric house, 4.6 miles
Local help and support
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
Ask the council's adult social care team for a free care needs assessment, or a carer's assessment if you look after someone.
- Age UK Advice Line
Free, confidential advice for older people, their families and carers, on care, money, benefits and more. Call 0800 678 1602.
Helpful guides
Questions families ask
Who pays for parking and mileage?
Agree it beforehand so there are no awkward moments later.
Will the carer come into the appointment?
If your loved one is happy for them to, yes. The doctor will only share details with the carer if your loved one agrees.
Is it free for families?
Yes, completely. We never take a cut of what you pay a carer or cleaner.
Also in Ackton
Care
- Companionship
- Personal care
- Dementia care
- Respite care
- Help after a hospital stay
- Overnight care
- Live-in care
- End of life support
- Meal preparation
- Shopping and errands
- Medication reminders
- Light housework
Cleaning
Appointments and outings nearby
Why I started Carers & Cleaners
When my mum, Jean, was diagnosed with dementia, I found it surprisingly hard to find good local help. In the end we found a wonderful independent carer, and later a cleaner, by word of mouth. I built Carers & Cleaners so other families don't have to rely on luck.
Martin
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