A range of resources for Carers
A carer is anyone, including children and adults who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction and cannot cope without their support. The care they give is unpaid.
Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight
Alzheimer Café Isle of Wight welcomes anyone affected by a dementia including individuals before and after receiving a diagnosis, families, carers, and healthcare professionals to join us for informal education about dementia, guidance and signposting to other services.
phone: 01983 220200
email: info@alzheimercafeiow.org.uk
For more information: visit the Alzheimer Café IW website
Information and signposting for people who live with memory loss and their families and carers on the Isle of Wight
Post diagnostic support leaflet (Read Online version) *NEW* Aug 2025
Post diagnostic support leaflet (printable A5 leaflet) *NEW* Aug 2025
Carers IW
Working with carers who either live on the Isle of Wight or care for someone living on the Isle of Wight. As a charity, we have supported carers for over 30 years. We are here to work with carers to ensure they receive the right support and information at the right time, enabling carers to carry on looking after their relatives, friends and neighbours.
Contact us on 01983 533173 between 8am-8pm Mon-Fri & 10-4pm Sat-Sun
For more information: visit the Carers IW website
Carers mental health support
As a carer you may be looking after someone who needs support with their mental health. This section of our website provides links to resources to help you cope while supporting someone else and what you can do to support them and where to find help.
For more information: visit the IW CCG Mental Health website
Isle of Wight Council website: Support for carers
For information on carers assessments, attendance allowance, carers passports and more.
Find out more: visit the IW Council’s Support for carers page
Isle of Wight Care Services Directory 2025
The Isle of Wight Care Services Directory 2025 provides information on a range of adult social care services available across the Island.
The Directory can help you make an informed decision about your care and support by providing brief information about what support is available. It also provides information that will help your family members or representatives in their caring roles.
Find out more: view or download the IW Care Services Directory 2025
Just About You service
Age UK Isle of Wight’s ‘Just About You’ service offers friendly & trustworthy support workers who can help you to maintain independence and live well at home.
Read more on the Age UK Isle of Wight website: Visit the Just About You service page
Long Term Conditions Support Groups
Community Action’s directory of support groups on the Isle of Wight for long term health conditions.
View the Isle of Wight Support Groups guide on the CAIW website
The Blue Lamp Trust
The Blue Lamp Trust is a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting and enhancing community safety throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
THE BOBBY SCHEME provides free home security visits, long-life smoke alarms and advice to vulnerable people in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, particularly the elderly and victims of burglary and domestic abuse.
Carents Room
Are you looking after an elderly parent or relative? Information, community and connections to help you and those you care about to stay safe and well.
For more information: visit the Carents website
The Herbert Protocol
Caring for vulnerable people, including those with dementia or Alzheimer’s, can be challenging. There’s a risk they can at some point start to ‘walk about’. This may only be into the garden or street for a short time, but some people can get lost and go missing. So planning ahead to keep them safe is really important.
The Herbert Protocol is a form that carers, family or friends of a vulnerable person, or the person themselves can fill in. It contains a list of information to help the police if the person goes missing, including:
- medication required
- mobile numbers
- places previously located
- a recent photograph
Find out more, and download the Herbert Protocol form: Herbert Protocol web page
The Herbert Protocol (National Scheme)
The Herbert Protocol is a national scheme to help make sure that people living with dementia who are at risk of becoming lost can be found and brought home safely. Police forces and emergency services across England and Wales use the Herbert Protocol as a kind and proactive way to help when someone with dementia is reported missing.
For more information: visit the Herbert Protocol website
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