Belonging demands compassionate action.
Belonging and what it means not least for older people has been a common theme in my blogs and talks over the years and yet again it’s a subject that […]
Care Home Awards 2023 – Winners
Winners announced for 2023 Care Home Awards.
Still breathing: time for television to grow up.
I cannot be the only person who has had a life-long fascination with television. I can still remember the first time we got a colour television at home which like […]
Five Nations Care Forum Communiqué 16 November 2023
Eight steps to a sustainable social care workforce
Service at the heart of remembrance: a reflection.
Today is Remembrance Day and with current global events there is an added poignancy and relevance to a day which focuses on remembering those who sacrificed their lives for others […]
It’s time to imagine better: making a new social care reality happen.
I have been through in Edinburgh a fair bit this week and on one day found that I had a lunchtime hour to spare on Princes Street – I then […]
Bereavement Charter Webinar “The Space Between: Understanding Anticipatory Grief” – Resources
Recording and slides from the Bereavement Charter Webinar “The Space Between: Understanding Anticipatory Grief” are now available.
The Truth about Ageing plus Q&A – 10 November 2023
The University of Stirling is hosting a event on ‘The Truth About Ageing’.
When a plan prepares for failure: the crisis of social care in Scotland
When a plan prepares for failure: the crisis of social care. We are all of us used to the art of planning. Whilst there are occasions and moments in our […]
Scottish Modern Slavery Roundtable: Resources Available
Scottish Care, in partnership with Scotland Against Modern Slavery (SAMS), successfully hosted the Scottish Modern Slavery Roundtable on 26 October.
News Release: A Scotland That Cares – survey results & new briefing
Major surge in people who think care work is under-valued in Scotland, with majority saying nothing has changed for carers since pandemic
Joint statement: Scottish Government’s Winter Plan ‘offers no hope for social care’
Our CEO, Dr Donald Macaskill and Rachel Cackett, CEO of Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS) respond to this week’s publication of the Scottish Government’s Health and Social Care Winter Preparedness Plan 2023-24.
Knotted words : stammering love. A reflection
I’ve been spending the last few days in Skye where as many of you know my family originally came from and where I still have close relatives. It is always […]
Before the dawn: anticipating loss.
In just under a month on the 1st November the working group which published Scotland’s Bereavement Charter for Adults and Children will be holding a webinar entitled ‘The Space Between: […]
Finalists Revealed for the 2023 Care Home Awards!
We are pleased to announce the 2023 Care Home Award Finalists!
Bereavement Charter Webinar: “The Space Between: understanding anticipatory grief.” (1 Nov 2023)
The Group which developed the Bereavement Charter is holding the fourth in a series of webinars exploring different elements of death and bereavement.
Homeless in older age.
This coming Tuesday (10th October) is World Homeless Day. It is also a day on which for some time World Mental Health Day has been held. The occurrence of both […]
A place to belong: ageing at home. A reflection for the International Day of Older Persons.
Whenever I am with a group of people who come from outside Scotland one of the commonest questions I get asked – as I am sure we all do – […]
TURAS Update Webinar – 5 October
Webinar focusing on the updates to the Safety Huddle Tool.