Welcome to the Mobilise Library

A library filled with carers' wisdom and practical tips. Simply pick a Mobilise Support Guide that best suits your situation. Or start browsing and learning.

To make it easy to find the guide you are looking for we have broken them out into different sections:

Getting support and taking a break

For those of us new to caring or when our caring role has taken a leap (or grown right under our noses!). There is lots of practical support for carers available.

Carer's Assessment

Carers’ guide to respite

Applying for a Blue Badge

Carers Rights and the Law

Our free email course to get you started in your caring role

Ways our friends and family can help (a great one to share)

First steps to getting help and support with our caring role

Planning for the future

From legal and financial planning, to managing the emotions that come with looking ahead. Our guides provide reassurances and support.

Help for carers

Set up an emergency plan

Carers' guide to Wills and Trusts

Carers' guide to caring from afar

Carers' guide to a one-page profile

Carers' guide to Lasting Power of Attorney

Who will keep caring when I’m unable to?

Providing personal care

From periods to menstruation, from bowel movements to hygiene. We’ve got something to make life a little easier.

Carers' guide to menstruation
Caring and the menopause

Carers' guide to bodily fluids

Carers' guide to bladder and bowel incontinence

Male health checks, when caring for a man

Carer wellbeing

Wherever we are in our caring journey, our wellbeing should be top, right, left, middle and bottom of our thoughts.

“We can’t pour from an empty cup.”

Carers' guide to managing anxiety

Free support calls with our coaches

Join our daily online cuppas

Healing and recovery after a caring crisis

Managing feelings of guilt and resentment

How to cope when our caring role comes to an end

How to care for yourself when there is no time

12 warning signs of carer burnout

Financial support for carers

Find out what financial support may be available to support us in our caring role.

Carers' Allowance, made simple

Carer's Credit, made simple

Attendance Allowance, made simple

Help with the cost of caring

Discounts for carers

Three heating benefits in the UK

Working carers

For those of us working, it’s helpful to know our rights as well as how to engage in positive dialogue with our workplace.

Caring and working (and how it can impact our benefits
Four simple ways our workplace can support unpaid carers
Returning to work whilst caring for someone

Managing Covid-19

From vaccinations to getting the shopping done without leaving the house, take your pick of carer resources.

Carers' guide to the Covid-19 vaccine

Carers Covid-19 vaccination experiences
Carers' guide to getting stuff done without leaving the house

Condition specific support

Looking something more specific? Here are a list of support organisations and charities that can help us, as well as some carer stories.

Support from condition-specific charities

Dementia and legal blindspots - Mike's story

Alzheimers and the iceberg perspective - Julie's story

Caring for a child with complex needs

Three tips for caring for someone with poor mental health

Carers' guide to mental health caring

Getting support in the winter

It's never too early or too late to prepare for the colder months ahead of us! Read our guides to find more about the different types of support available to you and how to access them.

Carers' guide to winter support

Financial support for carers in winter

Carers' guide to winter health and safety

A winter wellbeing 'pick me up'