📚 Celebrate learning in homecare
Nominate for the Care Learning Award before 5pm, Mon 9 March.
Find out more & enter our 2026 Care at Home & Housing Support Awards: buff.ly/FkLYQtw
#CareAwards26
“Care Creates…the Story We Tell”
Join us for the latest @scottishcare.bsky.social #Homecare Conference on 15 May 2026 in Glasgow
🎟️ Early bird tickets available now
Book now👉 buff.ly/BYEuXk2
Scottish Care has raised serious concerns about care home funding.
The current Cost of Care Model, used to set fees under the National Care Home Contract, is not reflecting the true cost of care.
Read our full statement:
buff.ly/oVsPLp6
Commercial Partners Applications close Friday 20 March 2026 ⏰
Scottish Care is inviting organisations to apply to become a Commercial Partner and support Scotland’s social care sector.
Interested? 📩 fiona.white@scottishcare.org
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
Know a rising star in homecare? 🌟
Nominate them for the Emerging Talent Award before 5pm, Mon 9 March 🌟
Enter now: buff.ly/OuQDJoY
#careawards26
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
🎉 Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2026 Care at Home & Housing Support Awards!
Help us celebrate excellence across our sector - 10 award categories recognising talent, leadership, innovation & impact.
Submit your entry by 9 March 2026, 5:00 pm.
buff.ly/Vuz04V6
📢 QNIS has opened applications for the Queen’s Nurse Leadership Course 2026 for community nurses working with older people.
A fully funded place is available for community nurses working with older people. More courses coming soon.
Find out more: qnis.org.uk/what-we-do/q...
Scotland’s social care support is essential infrastructure. When we invest, we create stability - enabling people to live well, supporting local jobs and relieving pressure on the NHS.
The Scottish Budget misses that opportunity.
Read our statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car...
📢 “Behind these headlines are real lives.”
Prof Donald Macaskill, CEO of Scottish Care, calls for social care to be an election priority, warning that underinvestment is putting lives at risk. It’s time for political choices to change.
Read: buff.ly/wPuzmU7
✨ The 2025 Winter Bulletin is now live!
This edition is packed with valuable updates, inspiring stories and festive highlights from across Scotland’s care sector.
Don’t miss the Christmas feature on pages 24–29! 🎄
Read the Winter Bulletin here: buff.ly/QXCN7uz
Investing in care = investing in Scotland’s future.
Our #ThreeKeyAsks for the #ScottishBudget:
✔ Increase core funding
✔ Fair work & pay for care professionals
✔ Ethical tech & data
Read more: buff.ly/DgOypVq
Care Creates…
Today we launch the Scottish Care Manifesto - a practical, hopeful roadmap for rights‑based, future‑ready social care support in Scotland. Please read and share.
Read the manifesto: buff.ly/VLnsMKd
#CareCreates
This #HumanRightsDay, the Five Nations Care Forum urges
the UK Gov to fully support the UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons and ensure older people and care providers are heard.
Read the letter: scottishcare.org/five-nations...
“Care homes are not hospitals. Residents’ rights come first.” Our latest media statement calls for proportionate, rights-based measures this winter.
Read our full statement: scottishcare.org/scottish-car...
#CareAboutCare #ShineALight
From hairdresser to Deputy Manager 💙 Gemma’s journey at Meallmore proves what’s possible with passion, learning & support.
Read her inspiring story 👉 buff.ly/YK4BFpT
#CareAboutCare #ShineALight
The Covid Inquiry’s Module 2 report finds government did ‘too little, too late’ during the pandemic.
Scottish Care calls for frontline social care voices in future decision-making.
Read our full response here: buff.ly/f5IS47v
#CareAboutCare
🚨 Scottish Care warns: UK immigration proposals could devastate Scotland’s care sector. Extending settlement to 15 years will harm workforce sustainability.
Read more: buff.ly/9oQxAEe
#CareAboutCare
Could AI make you a better care leader?
Join our free Digi Bites session with Dave Mance on using AI as your strategic thought partner.
Tue 11 Nov, 12:30 - 1:30pm
Free for Scottish Care members. Details in the Members Area.
Find out more: buff.ly/KchH8oO
⏳ Just a week away!
The #CareHome25 Conference is almost here!
📅 Friday 14 November, Hilton Glasgow
If you’ve already registered, fantastic! If not, there’s still time to join us.
🎟 Book now: buff.ly/VyRcdqj
🔥 Fireside Chat at #CareHome2025!
Hear from party representatives from every major Scottish party on the future of care homes.
📅 Friday 14 November 2025
📍Hilton, Glasgow
Book your tickets now: buff.ly/VyRcdqj
#CareHome2025
Session 1 at #ReadyForRegulation
Maureen Gunn (@CareInspect) explores:
✅ Regulatory expectations
✅ Effective relationships
✅ Professional impact
✅Safer Recruitment Project plans.
Our Workforce Policy & Practice Lead Caroline Deane opens #ReadyForRegulation with an overview of today’s aims:
✅ Collaboration
✅ Insight
✅ Action for Scotland’s social care workforce
Stay tuned for live updates!
Today we’re at Ready for Regulation: Equipping Today’s Care Workforce with @scottishcare & @careinspect.
Exploring regulation, workforce trends & safe staffing.
#ReadyForRegulation
Calling Scottish Care Members – our next Members Surgery is on tomorrow Tuesday 28 October at 11am.
Hosted by @drdmacaskill.bsky.social and @hegeit.bsky.social, this is your chance to ask questions, raise concerns, and connect directly.
Details in the Members Area.
Digi Bites returns for @scottishcare.bsky.social e members on 11 Nov, 12.30pm, with a practical session on AI for Care Providers. 🧠
Free for Scottish Care members. Details in the Members Area.
Find out more: buff.ly/KchH8oO
Meet the Conference Chair: Dr Ron Culley 🎤
Chief Executive of @quarriers.bsky.social, Ron brings decades of leadership in health & social care to the #CareHome25
🗓️ Fri 15 Nov
📍 Hilton, Glasgow
Book your tickets here: buff.ly/M1qCyzo
💬 Thank you to everyone who joined today’s Scottish Care #Manifesto2025 session: Fund Care Like It Matters.
Your voices are shaping the future of social care in Scotland.
Next up: Building Future Ready Care Systems
📅 Tues 14 Oct
🕐 1:00 pm
👉 Register on our Members Area
Ready to raise the roof? Join us at the #CareHome25 Conference to redefine residential care & support.
📅 Friday 14 November
📍 Hilton Glasgow
Experience networking, keynotes & panels on tech, workforce & more! 💡
Sign up now: buff.ly/74LJ6H1
#CareAboutCare
