Help for you in an emergency

If you look after someone who cannot look after themselves without your support, you may be worried about what would happen if you were suddenly unable to help them.

There are a number of local organisations who will help you to plan ahead for emergencies, including registering for the Carers Emergency Alert Card.

Emergency Numbers for Carers Card

This is a postcard that you can keep by the phone at home or with you if you are out and about. It has all the local emergency numbers that you might need and space for you to write on any personal contacts. Copies are available from Signpost Stockport for Carers.

Carers Emergency Alert Card

This is a great scheme that helps you develop a plan for what might happen if you had an emergency yourself and were unable to carry out your normal caring responsibilities. When you register the plan will be agreed, giving details of family, friends or local organisations who can take over from you in an emergency.

You will be given a card which has the Carecall telephone number and your own ID number to identify your personal emergency action plan. If you are unable to make the call to action your plan, someone coming to your aid will be able to do it for you. A second card, containing the same information will be issued to the person you care for, giving you the peace of mind of knowing that whatever happens, your emergency plan to look after them will be put into action.

TOP TIP Store this number in your mobile phone under ICE (In Case of Emergency).

Message in a bottle

'Message in a Bottle' is an emergency information scheme that could save someone's life! You place a small plastic bottle in your fridge containing details of any other family, friends or local organisations who can take over your caring role in an emergency. Then you put specially designed stickers on your fridge door and on your front door to let people know it's there. This means that should the emergency services need to come to your house they will know exactly where to look for this important information.

Useful contacts

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Age UK Stockport
Address: Commonweal, 56 Wellington Street, Stockport SK1 3AQ
Phone: 0161 480 1211
Fax: 0161 480 3735
Web: www.ageukstockport.org.uk
Email: admin@ageukstockport.org.uk

Disability Stockport
Address: 23 High Street, Stockport SK1 1EG
Phone: 0161 480 7248
Fax: 0161 474 8290
Web: www.disabilitystockport.org.uk
Email: email@disabilitystockport.org.uk

Making Space
Address: Lyne House, 46 Allen Street, Warrington WA2 7JB
Phone: 01925 571680
Fax: 01925 231402
Web: www.makingspace.co.uk

Message in a Bottle
Address: 21 Rycroft Road, Compstall, Stockport SK6 5JR
Phone: 0161 427 5573
Email: etherow.dave@ntlworld.com