Appointments and outings in Mottram in Longdendale
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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 Mottram in Longdendale
Self-employed carers often cover several nearby places. Within 5 miles of Mottram in Longdendale:
- Mudd 0.2 miles
- Spout Green 0.5 miles
- Lower Roe Cross 0.6 miles
- Hillend 0.7 miles
- Roe Cross 0.8 miles
- Hattersley 0.9 miles
- Hollingworth 1 mile
- Broadbottom 1 mile
- Bankwood Gate 1.2 miles
- Brookfield 1.2 miles
- Gamesley 1.2 miles
- Mottram Rise 1.3 miles
- Hodgefold 1.3 miles
- Shaw 1.5 miles
- Woodlands 1.5 miles
Days out near Mottram in Longdendale
Outings a carer could help with, all within 5 miles:
- Chapel (remains of)Historic ruins, 0.8 miles
- Etherow Lodge ParkPark, 1.2 miles
- Windy Harbour (Demolished Pub Site)Viewpoint, 2 miles
- Memorial GardenGarden, 2.3 miles
- Astley Cheetham Art GalleryMuseum, 2.6 miles
- Replica of the old crossMonument, 3.9 miles
- Tangshutt FieldsNature reserve, 4.1 miles
Local help and support
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough 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
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.
What about hospital transport?
The NHS offers non-emergency patient transport to people with a medical need for it. Ask the GP or the hospital.
Do you check the carers?
No. We're an introduction service: carers tell us about their experience and checks themselves, and these are shown as self-declared. After an introduction we send short guides on what to check and how.
Also in Mottram in Longdendale
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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