Download Our Guides
As a charity, it's important that we reduce any unnecessary printing costs and environmental impact. Whilst we will always provide printed copies of our guides to those without digital access, we encourage those with digital access to view our expert information and advice guides online.
Every guide we produce, covering a wide range of topics affecting older people, is included as a link below. Please click to open each as a PDF. If you require one or two printed copies, please visit our Printed Guides page. If you are an organisation requiring larger volumes, please visit our Guides for Organisations page.
General guides
pdf | 2.56MB
Returning to Scotland from abroad
pdf | 1.4MB
pdf | 1.74MB
Rights of LGBTQ+ older people in Scotland
pdf | 1.06MB
pdf | 1.61MB
Care guides
Care Home Guide: Living in a care home
pdf | 1.84MB
Care Home Guide: Friends and family
pdf | 2.91MB
pdf | 1.3MB
Care Home Guide: Before You Move
pdf | 1.16MB
pdf | 1.59MB
Care and support at home: Assessment and funding
pdf | 1.51MB
A Guide for adult carers in Scotland
pdf | 1.78MB
Legal and family guides
Money and benefit guides
Housing and energy guides
Health and wellbeing guides
Dementia Guides
Veterans Guides
The Veteran's guide to later life in Scotland
pdf | 4.31MB
Support for older LGBT+ veterans in Scotland
pdf | 2.48MB