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.
Our guides cover a wide range of topics affecting older people, and you'll find a link to access each of these below. Please click to open each as a PDF.
If you require one or two printed copies, you can order these to be sent by post on 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
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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
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Care Home Guide: Before You Move
pdf | 1.16MB
pdf | 1.59MB
A Guide for adult carers in Scotland
pdf | 1.78MB
Care and Support at Home: Practical help
pdf | 1.24MB
Care and support at home: Assessment and funding
pdf | 1.51MB
Dementia Guides
pdf | 1.11MB
Reducing your risk of dementia
pdf | 2.03MB
Living well with early stage dementia
pdf | 3.04MB
Caring for someone with early stage dementia
pdf | 2.33MB
Creating an enabling home for someone with dementia
pdf | 13.4MB
Benefits for people living with dementia
pdf | 1.59MB
Housing
pdf | 2.07MB
pdf | 1.54MB
Fire safety and older people in Scotland
pdf | 1.17MB
pdf | 2.65MB
Health and wellbeing
Health and wellbeing in later life
pdf | 2.05MB
pdf | 1.72MB
Accessing NHS Services: Who to contact and how
pdf | 1.88MB
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pdf | 1.81MB
NHS Hospital Appointments and Stays
pdf | 2.14MB
Supporting someone with their mental health
pdf | 1.63MB
A guide to mental capacity in Scotland
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Hospital discharge in Scotland
pdf | 1.58MB
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Keeping your feet in later life
pdf | 1.19MB
Worried about slips, trips and stumbles?
pdf | 1.48MB
Money and Benefits
pdf | 1.82MB
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pdf | 1.04MB
Pension Age Disability Payment
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Legal
A Guide to Power of Attorney in Scotland
pdf | 1.55MB
Being an attorney: Understanding the role
pdf | 1.58MB
Legal options for someone who has lost capacity
pdf | 953KB
Help to manage your money and benefits
pdf | 1.16MB
Finding and paying for legal advice
pdf | 1.05MB
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pdf | 1.45MB
Planning for your future healthcare
pdf | 1.49MB
Worried an older person is being abused?
pdf | 1.13MB
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Veterans
The Veteran's guide to later life in Scotland
pdf | 4.31MB
Support for older LGBT+ veterans in Scotland
pdf | 4.31MB