Care at Home

Good postural care is important for everyone and especially for people with movement disorders and for those whose physical wellbeing is changing.

This guide has been created by the Mouth Care Matters in End-of-Life Care Steering Group. It has been developed to help support people during the end of life when a person is dying, and can be used by relatives and those important to the person.

Records that all registered children and young peoples care services must keep and guidance on notification reporting.

Guidance about the performance of functions under Part 1 of the Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007

A guide to support managers and staff in services to develop and improve how personal plans for adults are undertaken

A resource for the care at home sector to help care at home staff feel confident in understanding, identifying and addressing when a person’s diet is not meeting their nutritional needs

A national plan for implementing the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 between 2021 and 2023

Best practice guidance for public bodies on procurement of care and support services - originally published in March 2016, it has been updated to reflect changes that have occurred as a result of the UK's exit from the EU and the end of the Transition Period

A framework for dementia detailing the knowledge and skills all health and social services staff should aspire to achieve in relation to the role they play in supporting people with a diagnosis of dementia, and their families, and carers

Easy read version of the report of the Independent Review led by Derek Feeley, recommending improvements to adult social care support in Scotland.

Report of the Independent Review led by Derek Feeley, recommending improvements to adult social care support in Scotland.

Guidance for staff on how to communicate with a person to understand their care needs and any information required

Guidance for social service workers, providers, managers, supervisors, social workers and social work students to support workers and providers to recognise potential signs of ill-treatment or wilful neglect, when an offence may have occurred and how and who you should report thi...

A quality framework for support services (care at home, including supported living models of support) for use in self-evaluation, scrutiny and improvement support

The document updates and replaces the clinical standards on prevention and management of pressure ulcers published by Healthcare Improvement Scotland in 2016 and incorporates advice contained in the (now withdrawn) 2009 Quality Improvement Scotland best practice statement.