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Global Ageing Interview – Verna M. Cavey

Our next Global Ageing interview as part of the Global Older People’s Care & Support Day 2024 is from the USA with senior care resident and advocator, Verna M. Cavey from Colorado.

The interview highlights the global challenges shared at GAN, with a focus on meaningful discussions and problem-solving. Key successes included fostering global connections and resource-sharing, as well as arranging a visit to a Scottish retirement community, which was highly valuable.

Barriers include technology frustrations for older adults, climate change impacts like extreme heat, and political challenges potentially affecting progress. Verna’s future plans involve exploring geropsychology and aging’s developmental stages, focusing on resilience, and adapting to new passions and challenges.

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Global Ageing Interview – Dwight Tse

Our next Global Ageing interview as part of the Global Older People’s Care & Support Day 2024 is from the United Kingdom, with Dr Dwight Tse, Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Strathclyde, Scotland.

the interview, the Dr Dwight Tse expressed gratitude for the chance to share their work at GAN and engage in meaningful discussions. He also recently secured an international research grant for a three-year project examining the impact of extreme heat on older adults’ health, involving teams from Canada, Sweden, Israel, and Hong Kong.

Despite early successes, challenges include involving researchers from the Global South and increasing awareness about the vulnerability of older adults to extreme heat. Future plans focus on collecting first-hand data, engaging stakeholders, and comparing international policies to enhance the project’s impact.

 

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Global Ageing Interview – Sue Thomson

Our next Global Ageing interview as part of the Global Older People’s Care & Support Day 2024 is from Australia, with Sue Thomson, CEO of McLean Care, Australia.

The interview highlights the global challenge of limited healthcare access in remote areas, similar to issues faced in places like Scotland. Their solution, IH Health, provides virtual clinical services to older adults in isolated regions of Australia, including First Nations communities, significantly reducing hospital admissions.

Despite success, funding remains a key barrier, with a push for government support to sustain and expand the service. Future plans include international expansion, particularly in the Asia Pacific, though differing healthcare systems present challenges that require ongoing dialogue and cooperation.

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Global Ageing Interview – Heiner Schweigkofler

Our first Global Ageing interview as part of the Global Older People’s Care & Support Day 2024 is from Italy. For this, we have Global Ageing Conference 2023 speaker, Heiner Schweigkofler – CEO of Fondazione Liebenau, Italy.

The interview highlights the success of co-housing projects in combating loneliness and fostering community through cross-generational interactions. While the initiative has strong local support, the goal is to secure official recognition and explore sustainable funding. Future plans include collaborating with other co-housing communities, social services, and expanding the model to new regions through impact evaluations.

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Global Older People’s Care & Support Day 2024

To celebrate the Global Older People’s Care and Support Day set to take place on the 7th of September, we would like to highlight some of the amazing speakers who attended the Global Ageing Conference 2023. From 12-5pm today, we will be posting comic strips covering some of their impactful work. Outlining how the conference has complemented and supported the worth that they do. This celebration will not only recognise their contributions, but also show the value they continue to add to their local communities. While their story might have not began with us, GAN 2023 has been marked as a part of their great adventure.

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Scottish Care Annual Reports 23/24 and Strategy

We are excited to share our Annual Report for 2023-2024 and our 5-Year Strategy, which was presented at today’s AGM in Glasgow (2 September 2024).

This Annual Report reflects the work and dedication of the Scottish Care team during a challenging year for the social care sector. It is divided into two sections:

  1. Activities and Achievements: This section provides an overview of our business, including our aims, strategic priorities, and the accomplishments of the past year across various workstreams.
  2. Finance and Governance: This section details our financial performance and outlines our governance approach through the Executive Committee and other representative groups.

We are also pleased to introduce our Strategy for 2024-2029. It outlines our vision for social care in Scotland and our plans to support this vision over the next five years.

You can access both the Annual Report and our Strategy using the buttons below.

Annual Report 2023/2024 – Activities & Achievements

Annual Report 2023/2024 – Finance & Governance

Scottish Care Strategy – 2024 – 2029

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Care Home Awards 2024 – Deadline Extension

🚨 FINAL DEADLINE EXTENSION: Nominate for the 2024 Care Home Awards by 5:00 pm on Friday 13 September 2024! 🚨

This is your last chance to recognise the outstanding dedication of those in Scotland’s care home sector. With 13 categories celebrating organisations, staff, and residents, your nomination can make a difference.

Please read the guidelines carefully—submissions that don’t follow them may not be accepted. Judging happens in September, and winners will be celebrated at the Awards Ceremony on Friday 15 November at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow.

🔗 Access resources and submit your nomination on https://scottishcare.org/care-home-awards-2024/

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Frontline Worker Effective Voice Event – 1 October 2024

Workforce Matters Frontline Worker Effective Voice Event 

“Empowering Voice: Amplifying the Social Care Workforce”
1st October 2024
9:30am – 3:30pm

Effective voice requires a safe environment where dialogue and challenge are dealt with constructively and where employee views are sought out, listened to and can make a difference – Fair Work Convention

With current sector pressures and workforce challenges it has never been more important to ensure that the voice of the frontline worker is being heard and listened to. Workforce Matters would like to invite you to join us for a national event that will focus on the experiences of the frontline social care workforce.

This event will support the workforce to give feedback on the matters that impact them every day. This includes elements of their roles that they would like to keep or change which enables Scottish Care to accurately inform Scottish Government and key social care policy makers.

There will also be the opportunity to hear more about the Scottish Government’s Fair Work Effective Voice pilot as well as how union resources can support social care employers and employees in relation to effective voice.

Interactive workshops have been planned with key questions that aim to gather your thoughts and opinions around important topics including Fair Work, learning and development delivery methods, social care regulation and many others. We would like to hear about all your thoughts, feelings and experiences working in social care!

This workforce event will take place on Tuesday 1st October 2024 between 9:30am and 3:30pm at:

Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue
16 Saint Mary’s Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1SU

This event is open to all frontline social care workers across the sector.  Please save this date in your diaries. Event programme will follow shortly.

Please register on: Empowering Voices: Amplifying the Social Care Workforce Tickets, Tue 1 Oct 2024 at 09:30 | Eventbrite

We look forward to seeing you then.
Caroline Deane
[email protected]

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Scottish Care Statement Stands Against Racism and Supports Affected Communities

In light of recent abhorrent violence in parts of the UK, Scottish Care stands united against all forms of racism, hate and xenophobia and condemns these actions in the strongest possible terms. We express our solidarity with all communities affected, including those working in or accessing care who have been impacted.

In terms of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) social care staff in Scotland, your dedication, compassion and professionalism in providing care and support to some of the most vulnerable members of our society do not go unnoticed, especially during such challenging times.

We celebrate your role in the social care sector and invaluable contribution to Scotland. It is the responsibility of all of us to stand with you, to listen, and to act in ways that promote equity, inclusion, and respect for all.

For people in the Scottish social care sector whose support or work has been affected by this unrest, please reach out to your care organisation, Health & Social Care Partnership or Scottish Care for support.