Unpaid family carers are the invisible backbone of the UK's care system. NurtureArc was built as much for you as for anyone — because the weight you carry is profound, and the support you receive is rarely proportionate to it.
5 minutes · 6 pillars · Personalised transformation planunpaid carers in England, with 1.3 million providing 50+ hours of care per week
Carers UK "State of Caring" 2023of unpaid carers say caring has had a negative impact on their mental health
Carers UK "State of Caring" 2023annual economic value of unpaid care in the UK — exceeding the total NHS budget
Carers UK Economic Value of Unpaid Care 2023NurtureArc measures six pillars of wellbeing. For informal & family carers, here is what each pillar actually means in practice.
Grief, anticipatory loss, and the cumulative mental exhaustion of being permanently on call for someone you love.
The physical strain of providing personal care, disrupted sleep, and postponed medical attention for your own health.
Love and resentment, meaning and depletion — the complex emotional reality of a role you didn't choose to leave.
Isolation, identity loss, and the friendships that faded because your availability disappeared.
The absence of time that is genuinely yours — unscheduled, undemanded, and uninterrupted.
Career interruption, Carer's Allowance that doesn't cover costs, and the financial invisibility of unpaid care.
Understand the full picture of your wellbeing — across every dimension, not just the one you're most aware of.
Receive a personalised transformation plan that acknowledges what you're carrying and what's actually possible.
Find the language to ask for help — from services, from family, from your GP, from yourself.
Five minutes. Six pillars. A personalised transformation plan built for your reality.