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Crossroads

'The staff at our Crossroads scheme are all paid and trained to give a high quality service to carers and their families

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What Carers Think of the Windsor & Maidenhead Crossroads Service

These quotes are taken from our 2007 quality monitoring survey

“I like the break – I get really tired caring for my wife day and night”

“I get the chance to rest and be with my other two sons”

“The Crossroads CSW (Carer Support Worker) is so reliable, friendly and interesting to talk to“

“An understanding person to talk to”

“This is a lifeline to save my sanity”

“I gain freedom and adult conversation”

“It lifts his depression – hence I get less hassle”

“He really enjoys the company of the CSW”

“I get a break and I know Mum is in safe hands”

WELCOME TO CROSSROADS

Crossroads promotes, offers,supports and delivers high quality services for carers and people with care needs

Our Crossroads scheme exists to give regular, reliable and flexible home-based breaks to carers. We cover the whole range of age and disability, ranging from children with autism to older people with dementia. Our Carer Support Workers come to the home for a few hours a week and take over the caring duties while the carer has time off for themselves. Our staff also offer all-important emotional support to carers.

As well as our core service of home-based breaks we also offer a weekend day care service, based at St Marks day centre in Maidenhead (Saturday and Sunday) and at Helena Ward in King Edward VII hospital, Windsor (Sunday only). For details see the About Us page

Our Crossroads scheme belongs to a national organisation, the Crossroads Association, which campaigns for wider recognition of carers and their needs. The NHS and the Social Services are now much more aware of the importance of carers, whose work is estimated to save the country no less than £87 billion a year

My Care My Choice

Daisy O'Donoghue, 17, is a young carer supported by Crossroads. She looks after her mother who has MS. Our Carer Support Worker gives her a break twice a week - which is a big help to Daisy who is now doing her A-levels.

LINKS TO OTHER SCHEMES

Slough Crossroads
Tel: 01753 525796
Email: info@sloughcrossroads.org.uk

Wokingham Crossroads
Tel: O118 9795324

Reading Crossroads
Tel: 01189 454209 www.readingcrossroads.org

Newbury & District Crossroads
Tel: 01635 30008

Woking & Surrey Heath Crossroads
Tel: 01483 766336