Carers look after their family, partners or friends who are in need of help because they are ill, frail, or have a disability. The care they provide is unpaid. Carers include young carers. The [..]

Someone who looks after family, partners or friends in need of help because they are ill, frail or have a disability.

A person on whom another person is wholly or substantially dependent for ongoing care and attention other than a person who provides that care and attention wholly or substantially on a commercial basis; and

Persons who provide care to those who need supervision or assistance in illness or disability. They may provide the care in the home, in a Hospital, or in an institution. Although caregivers include t [..]

A person, paid or unpaid, who regularly provides care to a person because they are ill, frail or have a disability.

People close to (often living with) someone who lives with mental illness/distress. Includes ‘family carers’ and friends or allies who offer support in times of need. Many people ‘care about’ what is [..]

(UK,Australia) Someone who regularly looks after another person, either as a job or often through family responsibilities. ''Have you thought of a job as a carer for disabled people?'' ''He reti [..]

An informal carer helps or supports someone who is ill, frail or disabled and is not paid for the care they give. The person they look after may be a family member, a friend, a spouse or partner who could not manage without their help. This is different to care workers, or care assistants, who are paid for looking after people.

A person who provides physical and/or emotional support to someone who is ill or living with a disability or disease such as cancer.