How can I get involved?

Share your content

You can help us commemorate the day by sharing any good news stories, resources, projects, blogs or an example of an innovative practice on social media that highlights:

• The dedication and professionalism of care home workers.
• The achievements of residents.
• The innovation of care homes with different ideas or activities in place or planned for the future.
• How care homes are valuable and important to society.

Please use the hashtags below when sharing content, we will be on the lookout all day and will reshare from the Scottish Care account.

#carehomeday22
#carehomevoices

If you aren’t on social media, please feel free to share any stories with us at [email protected].

Use our social media template

We’ve created a social media graphic template for you to adapt and share positive stories/quotes/testimonials about the care home sector for Care Home Day. These could be quotes from providers, managers, staff, service users, relatives or partners from the community (e.g. GP’s, nurses, local schools).

Plan an activity

Scottish Care encourages care home providers to consider doing some sort of activity on the day between residents, staff, families and the community. This could be an arts and crafts session, some dancing, a garden party, an afternoon tea session or anything you wish!

If you do decide to take part in any activities, please remember to share the details, photos or videos with us on social media.

Promote the event

We have developed some social media graphics that you can download to share and promote Care Home Day with others. Please use these graphics to share that you support the day and to get others involved! There is also a flyer that you can share with your networks.

#carehomeday22      #carehomevoices

We are delighted to announce that Care Home Day will return this year on Wednesday 20 July. This is an largely online awareness day to raise the profile of care homes and we encourage members to share good news stories on the day via social media.

Please see the flyer below for more information.

Policy & Research Officer

£25,750 per annum – 35 hours per week

Scottish Care wishes to appoint a Policy & Research Officer to work as part of our national team.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), based from home with the regular requirement to attend meetings and events throughout Scotland.

Scottish Care is based in Ayr but works across Scotland as the representative body for the largest group of health and social care sector independent providers delivering residential care, day care, care at home and housing support. Working on behalf of a range of providers, Scottish Care speaks with a single unified voice for members and the wider independent care sector, at both a local and strategic level. Our aim is to shape the environment in which care services can deliver and develop the high-quality care that communities require and deserve.

This is a new post, and an exciting time to join the Scottish Care team with forthcoming significant changes in social care policy. The work of the successful candidate will be used to influence and make recommendations to those working to develop these, such as the National Care Service. In addition, Scottish Care has seen an increase in partnership opportunities with universities and research institutions, working at the forefront of new and innovative thinking in social care.

This post is key to the continued development and overall success of this high-profile organisation. The post holder will work with a complex variety of partners and stakeholders involved in the development and operation of the organisation. They must be able to communicate and maintain credibility at all levels; and have an understanding of partnership working.

Previous experience of working in policy or research roles with tangible evidence of impact is essential. Experience of working in the health and social care sector and a clear understanding of Scottish Care’s role and objectives is highly desirable.

The post holder must have excellent people skills. They must be able to communicate effectively, confidently, and clearly in a positive and open way with all stakeholders, demonstrating the ability to identify and understand internal and external audience needs and adapt style and language to meet them.

Recruitment packs are available on the Scottish Care website – www.scottishcare.org

To discuss the post further, please contact Becca Young (Policy & Research Manager) at [email protected]

Closing date 12 noon on Monday 25^th July 2022. Interviews will be held virtually on Monday 1^st August 2022.