Appointments and outings in Sadberge
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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 Sadberge
Self-employed carers often cover several nearby places. Within 5 miles of Sadberge:
- Great Burdon 1.6 miles
- Haughton le Skerne 1.9 miles
- Red Hall 2 miles
- Whinfield 2 miles
- Middleton St George 2 miles
- Oak Tree 2.3 miles
- Long Newton 2.4 miles
- Eastbourne 2.8 miles
- Albert Hill 2.8 miles
- Firth Moor 2.9 miles
- Bishopton 3.1 miles
- Harrowgate Hill 3.1 miles
- Beaumont Hill 3.2 miles
- Bank Top 3.3 miles
- Hope Town 3.5 miles
Days out near Sadberge
Outings a carer could help with, all within 5 miles:
- The Village GreenPark, 2.5 miles
- Scenic Air Tours North EastLocal landmark, 2.7 miles
- Hopetown DarlingtonMuseum, 3.3 miles
- The Clock Tower BellMonument, 3.4 miles
- Darlington Library Art GalleryGallery, 3.5 miles
- Brinkburn Pond Nature ReserveNature reserve, 3.7 miles
- The Sensory GardenGarden, 4 miles
Local help and support
- Darlington 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.
Who pays for parking and mileage?
Agree it beforehand so there are no awkward moments later.
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 Sadberge
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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