Social care and support guide
If you or someone you know needs help with day-to-day living because of illness or disability, this guide explains your options and where you can get support.
Website
NHS: Social care and support guideCarers UK
They’re here to make sure that no matter how complicated your query or your experience, you don’t have to care alone.
Phone
0808 808 7777
Website
Carers UK
Email
info@carersuk.orgUniversal Services for Carers in Derby
They are a free, confidential and impartial service dedicated solely to the holistic support of unpaid carers in Derby City.
Phone
01332 228777
Website
www.citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk/carers
Email
carers@citizensadvicemidmercia.org.uk
Address
Stuart House Green Lane Derby DE1 1RSCarers Sitting Service
The service helps carers who are looking after a loved one to enable them to have a break from their caring role. They help people to stay in their own homes if they live alone and provide company to those that are lonely.
Phone
01773 873581
Mobile
07936 821373
Website
www.carerssittingservice.co.uk
Email:
info@carerssittingservice.co.ukCarers Trust East Midlands
Carers Trust East Midlands Carers Services support over 800 family carers and the people they care for across Derbyshire. They offer a flexible, professional care service to people of all ages with a range of health conditions and disabilities.
Phone
0115 9628920
Website
www.carerstrustem.org
Email
hello@carerstrustem.orgCreative Carers
Creative Carers is for people over 18 who look after someone living in Derby (partner, family, member, friend or relative) informally.
Phone
01332 22 77 11
Website
www.creative-carers.org
Email
creativecarers@gmail.comDerbyshire Carers Association
Derbyshire Carers Association recognise that the responsibility of caring for someone who cannot manage at home without help often places great physical and emotional strain upon the Carer. Whether you care for someone for a few hours a week or for 24 hours a day, they can offer you a wide range of confidential and independent services, helping you to care.
Phone
01773 833833
Wesbite
derbyshirecarers.co.uk
Email
info@derbyshirecarers.co.ukHealth Watch Derbyshire
Local and national support services and information for carers in Derbyshire.
Phone
01773 880786
Website
Healthwatch Derbyshire
Email
enquiries@healthwatchderbyshire.co.ukDerbyshire Care Services Directory
With lists of all registered care providers in Derbyshire, Best Life Derbyshire can help you find the best care for your needs, or those of a loved one.
As well as details of Derbyshire care homes, nursing homes and home care providers, it also covers useful topics such as:
Paying for care
The different types of care available
Where carers in Derbyshire can find support
This guide has been created in association with Derbyshire County Council.
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Page published: 9 May 2023
Last updated: 5 June 2026