Are you a carer?

At some point in their life most people will help care for a family member, friend, or neighbour. In South Lanarkshire, there are 42,357 carers, but many more may not realise they are carers.

Anyone can become a carer at any time in their life, no matter their backgrounds. You may be a parent, a partner, a son or daughter, a sibling, or a friend to someone who needs support due to their illness (Physical or mental illness or substance abuse), condition or disability. If you help manage their life – you are also a carer.

As part of our commitment to the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016, we have created these pages based on what carers and professionals said would be helpful to have in one place.