Scottish Care

Age Scotland has called for a redoubling of efforts to protect care home residents as the latest figures reveal that 537 have died as a result of COVID-19.

Additional supplies of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are to be delivered directly to care homes across Scotland to help meet the increased demand caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The latest in a programme of papers by care professionals designed to foster debate on some of the most important issues associated with the delivery of care and support for older people across Scotland has been launched by Trust Housing and Scottish Care. The 9th Care Cameo in the Ca

Extra funding of a billion pounds over the next three years is needed to address the gap of funding that exists in social care in Scotland today, MSPs heard this week. Scottish Care told the Scottish Parliament’s health and sport committee inquiry into care home sustainability that care homes are

New research on the independent sector care home workforce in Scotland has highlighted critical recruitment, retention and sustainability concerns. Scottish Care, which represents almost 1000 care home, care at home, housing support and day care services for older people, surveyed its care home memb