Getting It Right for Carers Across Perth and Kinross
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How does your caring role impact upon you? Before receiving any support, how did you feel your caring role affected your quality of life in these areas? Not at all A little A lot Not at all A little A lot Health & Wellbeing Finances Relationships (with CF & Others) Living Environment Work / Education / Training Life Balance Optional - Tell us more... Getting it Right for Carers Across Perth and Kinross This feedback form is your opportunity to have your say about how best we can fit services and support around your needs as a Carer. We recognise that our services across health, social care, third and independent sectors need to reflect how they After you received support, did any of these areas improve? currently support people in a caring role and where necessary, amend how we do things to reflect a change in culture and practice that is supportive, flexible and empowering. Not at all A little A lot Not at all A little A lot Health & Wellbeing Finances All of the feedback that we receive will be read and collated by Christine Tse on behalf of the Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership. The information you provide in the survey will be entered into an electronic database held by Relationships (with CF & Others) Living Environment PKAVS, and individual responses will not be shared with third party organisations. For more information about how PKAVS Work / Education / Training Life Balance manages your person data visit: https://www.pkavs.org.uk/Privacy-Policy Optional - Tell us more... The overall survey responses will inform the new Carers Strategy, the first draft of which will be ready to give further feedback on the 22nd of November at the Carers Conference, Dewar’s Centre, Perth. This will also be available for comment online at this time too (please visit www.pkavscarershub.org.uk). Once completed please return this in the envelope provided or to Christine Tse, PKAVS, North Methven Street, Perth PH1 5PP. If you have any questions you can call or email Christine on 01738 567076 or [email protected]. Your ideas for change or improvements Your background What would you like to see us change if we could? In answer to this question, please think about: Is there anything you would like to see us to stop doing? Is there anything you would like Your age: 5-15 16-25 26-49 50-64 65+ to see us to start doing? What challenges are there for you to access the support you need? What could we do better? What do you feel about current assessment processes? How many people do you look after? Ages of the people you care for? Is there anything else in your personal experience that you want to tell us? Who do you look after? [TICK ALL THAT APPLY] Parent(s) Grandparent(s) Child Brother / Sister Other Relative Friend Other If other please state: Where do you live? Perth City Highland and Strathtay (Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Dunkeld, Stanley and Bankfoot) Once completed please return this in the envelope provided Kinross-shire, Almond and Earn (Milnathort, Kinross and Abernethy) Eastern Perthshire or to Christine Tse, PKAVS, North Methven Street, Perth PH1 5PP. (Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus, Alyth, Carse of Gowrie and Scone) Strathearn and Strathallan (Crieff, Comrie and Auchterarder) Other (Outside Perth and Kinross) To find out more about PKAVS and support available for Carers visit Where does the person you look after live? Perth City Highland and Strathtay www.pkavscarershub.org.uk (Aberfeldy, Pitlochry, Dunkeld, Stanley and Bankfoot) Kinross-shire, Almond and Earn The Gateway, North Methven Street, Perth, PH1 5PP Tel: 01738 567076 | Email: [email protected] (Milnathort, Kinross and Abernethy) Eastern Perthshire (Blairgowrie, Coupar Angus, Alyth, Carse of Gowrie and Scone) Strathearn and Strathallan PKAVS is a registered Scottish Charity (SC 005561) and a company Limited by Guarantee, Registered in Scotland (86065) (Crieff, Comrie and Auchterarder) Other (Outside Perth and Kinross) Do you feel the support you received meets your needs Unsatisfied Satisfied Very Satisfied About your caring role and the support you receive and needs of the person you look after? Please tell us why you have answered this way: At what age did you become a carer? How long were you in a caring role before you got support? 0-1 years 1-5 years 5+ years Which type of support do you feel helped you most? What type of support do you give to the person you look after? [PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY] (e.g. family support services, being listened to by a support or social worker, help getting a break from caring) Practical Support Physical Support Emotional Support What type of support takes up most of your time? [PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY] Personal Care Needs Financial/Practical Support (e.g. toileting, washing, feeding etc.) (e.g. letters, money matters, helping filling in forms/homework etc.) Getting Around/Transport Food Preparation We want to know what other supports might help you as a carer Housework/Gardening/Household Chores Shopping Emotional Support Keeping an Eye on Them As a carer, what other support could help you? [PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY] Other If other please state: Support from family/friends Help that gave you a short break or a break from caring (e.g. Time4Me, respite vouchers or anything else – Have you ever received any of the following forms of support? [PLEASE TICK ALL THAT APPLY] please give more details) Any sort of funding to help pay for items Any respite group (e.g. arts and crafts, day trips etc.) Support from family/friends Help that gave you a short break or a break from caring you need or activities (e.g. Time4Me, respite vouchers or anything else – Residential activities Sports clubs/local community groups please give more details) Carer cafes Support groups Any sort of funding to help pay for items Any respite group (e.g. arts and crafts, day trips etc.) you need or activities Day Centre services for person you look after Residential Care for person you look after Residential activities Sports clubs/local community groups Sitting service for person you look after Telecare enabled support/community alarms Carer cafes Support groups Complementary or social therapies Care package/SDS support package for the person you care for Day Centre services for person you look after Residential Care for person you look after Discount card (e.g. leisure centre access) 1-2-1 support Sitting service for person you look after Telecare enabled support/community alarms Support with managing family relationships Support with employment, training or education Complementary or social therapies Care package/SDS support package for the person you care for PKAVS Telephone support Help with future planning (also called emergency planning) Discount card (e.g. leisure centre access) 1-2-1 support Welfare benefits support or advice Information and advice (offline or online resources) Support with managing family relationships Support with employment, training or education Anything else? PKAVS Telephone support Help with future planning (also called emergency planning) Please tell us what Welfare benefits support or advice Information and advice (offline or online resources) Anything else? Please tell us what If you have not received any support at all as a carer other than from family or friends, please briefly tell us why? (e.g. you were not aware of the range of support, you declined support) Please turn over to complete....