Workforce Matters

⏰ Early Bird tickets for the Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2026 close tomorrow (3 April). 🎟 £70 + VAT (members) 🎟 £105 + VAT (non-members) Book now: buff.ly/r08vj5z #CareCreates #Homecare26

Care doesn’t work in silos. In Perth & Kinross, a co‑designed Care Home Trusted Assessor model has grown from 14 pilot homes to 28, with a permanent role in place, improving communication & easing hospital transitions. Case study: buff.ly/6JxJQQw #CareCreates

Care Creates… Steps to Independence From days in hospital under constant observation to walking - and even dancing - thanks to patient, homely care and support. Good care doesn’t just help people recover. It helps them thrive. #CareCreates

Care Creates... A Life Given Back “She was bedbound… then I found her on the dance floor, smiling.” Carrondale gave Sheila joy, movement and moments her family will always treasure. 💛 #CareCreates

Care Creates… Confidence Restored From falls and lost confidence to feeling supported, safe and independent at home. “Dad… could not have wished for a better outcome.” Home care done well strengthens dignity, independence and family peace of mind. 💙 #CareCreates

Care Creates… rights at the heart of social care. Through ethical commissioning, rights based budgeting & a Human Rights Bill that embeds UN treaties into Scots law, Scotland can set a global standard for person led care. Our Manifesto🔗buff.ly/HrbYULW #CareCreates

Scotland has 328,600 more people aged 50+ since 2011. Demand is rising - so is the need for rights‑based support. #CareCreates

Over 74,000 adults rely on the independent sector for care and support. Behind every number is choice, dignity and connection. #CareCreates

These numbers show why Care Creates… dignity, independence and connection for people and communities across Scotland. See our full infographic on Rights at the Heart of Social Care Support - In Numbers here: buff.ly/5UWNSp5 #CareCreates

Workforce discussion highlights existing challenges in delivering fair pay, fair conditions & parity of esteem. Real reform means embedding and investing in fair work & fair policy, including immigration systems that support the people we rely on. #CareCreates #SocialCareHustings

Hustings Chair @_RebeccaMcCurdy introduces our political panel ready for a full and robust discussion on the role, value and sustainability of social care in Scotland #CareCreates #SocialCareHustings

⏰ Last chance! Applications to become a Scottish Care Commercial Partner close Friday 20 March. ✔ Engage with care providers ✔ Promote offers & benefits to members ✔ Gain visibility across the sector 📩 Contact fiona.white@scottishcare.org

Care creates connection, dignity & possibility. Be part of the conversation at the Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2026. 🎟️ Early Bird available until 3 April. buff.ly/qE0NF0i #CareCreates #Homecare26

Early Bird tickets now available for the Care at Home & Housing Support Conference 2026 🎟️ 📅 15 May | 📍 Glasgow New format. Shared stories. Early Bird ends 3 April ⏰ buff.ly/BYEuXk2 #CareCreates #Homecare26

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Social care is not a cost - it’s an investment. Join us on 23 March for a Social Care Political Hustings and the launch of Care Creates, our new national campaign on the value of care. 🕙 10am - 12pm | 📍 Edinburgh Book your place: buff.ly/D3mub7k #CareCreates

How do we retain good care workers while protecting quality of life - for staff and for those they support? Join us for the upcoming Ageing Commons webinar on the long‑term care workforce. 📅 24 February 2026, 12:00 pm GMT Register here: buff.ly/wfpUaUz

No need for covid measures during flu surge, says care home chief - BBC News ⁦@DrDMacaskill⁩ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

And yet we still have a high level of undiagnosed #dementia in our #carehomes. Post-diagnosis support not happening despite all the claims. Alzheimer's and dementia mortality at highest level since 2000 - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Created by employers, for employers, apprenticeships are crucial to expanding the workforce and unlocking economic opportunity in growth sectors. How do apprenticeships work for young people, businesses and Scotland’s economy? The numbers speak for themselves.