Care and Support
Arranging social care can be a challenge. From knowing where to start, to what type of care and support you need and who pays for it, there are lots of questions to ask. But you're not alone — we're here to help you through the process.
A Guide for Adult Carers in Scotland
Caring for a friend or relative can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. It can also be stressful and exhausting, but there is support available for both you and the person you care for.
Care and Support at Home: Assessment and Funding
Most people want to live independently and safely in their own home for as long as possible. Care and support may be available to help you remain at home for longer. Financial help may be available towards your care costs too.
Care and Support at Home: Practical Help
As you become older, you might start to need help with things you used to be able to manage for yourself. You may be eligible for care, support, equipment or minor adaptations that could help you to manage better at home
Care Home Checklist
Everyone has different ideas about what they want from where they live. This guide contains some questions you might want to consider, with space for you to write answers to these questions and add any of your own.
Care Home Guide: Before you Move
This guide provides a checklist of things you might need to think about, and people you should contact, before you move into a care home. It may also be useful if you are making arrangements because you have Power of Attorney for someone.
Care Home Guide: Contracts and paying for your own care
Moving into residential care is a big decision, especially if you think you will need to pay your own care home fees. This guide provides information on choosing and paying for care, the support available and things to know about your care home contract.
Care Home Guide: Friends and Family
Whether you are a friend, family member, or someone with a formal decision-making role such as Power of Attorney, this guide provides information about care homes, the moving-in process, and how you may be able to provide support.
Care Home Guide: Funding
This guide provides information about the financial help that may be available from the local council, for older people who have been assessed as needing care in a care home. It aims to answer some of the most commonly-asked questions.
Care Home Guide: Living in a Care Home
This guide is for anyone considering moving into a care home, or already living in one. It provides information on living in a care home, your rights as a care home resident, what you can expect from a good care home, and what to do if there is a problem.