📚 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? 📩 [email protected]

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

📢 Calling all Scottish Care members! Want to shape how Scotland funds social care? Session 4 of our Members’ Manifesto series is your chance. Tomorrow (7 Oct) at 1pm. We’ll focus on strategic, sustainable funding & person-led care. Register on the Members Area.

Emissaries from each part of Eilean a’ Bhraighe have gathered at the #CareTech Unplugged trade market! Resources are being exchanged, alliances formed and care systems reimagined. Collaboration is key to building a thriving, inclusive society. #SocialCare #CareInnovation

Curveball at #CareTech Unplugged. A newcomer to Eilean a’ Bhraighe is visually impaired. Groups must now rethink their designs to be inclusive. Care innovation = empathy + adaptability. #SocialCare #CareInnovation

At #CareTech Unplugged, we’ve crash-landed on Eilean a’ Bhaighe ✈️ Groups are reimagining society, building personas, using resources, and designing a new future for care. #CareTech #SocialCare #CareInnovation

Today’s the day! Care Tech Unplugged is LIVE. Let’s shape a future of care tech that’s thoughtful, practical and human. If you are here with us today, please share your moments with us and tag us @scottishcare.bsky.social #SocialCare #CareTech #CareInnovation

📢 Scottish Care Members’ Manifesto: Session 4 - Fund Care Like It Matters, Because It Does Tuesday 7 October, 1:00 pm Help shape key asks for sustainable funding in social care. Open to all members, please register via the Members Area.

Big ideas. Real impact. 💡 Join us at the Scottish Care Home Conference 2025 "Raising the Roof – Redefining Residential Care & Support" and be part of the conversation shaping the future of care homes in Scotland. Book now: buff.ly/tvHgjbM #CareHome25 #CareAboutCare

🚨 Only a few spots left! On 2 Oct, 30 people will gather for Care Tech Unplugged – a day of creativity, wellbeing & collaboration to rethink the future of care & technology. Be part of it. Feel energised. Leave inspired. ⏳ Sign up before it closes: luma.com/84c6p80e

📣 Join us at the Partners for Integration event! 🗓️ Thurs 9 Oct | 🕤 9:30 am –3:00 pm | 📍 Renfield Centre, Glasgow A day of insight, innovation & collaboration in social care. 🎟️ Book your free place now: buff.ly/eKl07VB

Big challenges in care need fresh perspectives. That’s why we’re launching Care Tech Unplugged on 2 Oct in Glasgow. Immersive, thoughtful, energising. With wellbeing & good food at the heart of the day, creating the right conditions for ideas (& people) to flourish. Register now luma.com/84c6p80e

📣 Join us for Session 2 of the @scottishcare.bsky.social Members' Manifesto series: Work Together, Not in Silos 🗓️ Thursday 23 September | 🕒 1pm | 📍 Microsoft Teams Let’s co-design key asks around commissioning & shared outcomes. Please register via the Members Area.

🚨 Registrations now open: Care Tech Unplugged On 2 Oct in Glasgow we’re doing something different. An immersive, thoughtful, energising day facilitated by @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social for just 30 people from across social care, housing, policy, research & tech. Register now luma.com/84c6p80e

Scottish Care Surgery is back tomorrow at 11 am! Join our CEO, @drdmacaskill.bsky.social, and Deputy CEO, @hegeit.bsky.social, for updates, insights, and discussion on key issues in the sector. 📌 Members only – access via the Members Area.

“People die while waiting for a social care package, but because they’re not in a hospital queue, nobody notices.” Our CEO @drdmacaskill.bsky.social in The Herald on Scotland’s hidden social care crisis.👉 buff.ly/PQhZoPo

🚨 Last chance to register! Join us tomorrow for our Wagestream webinar: Beyond the Paycheck - Strengthening Your Care Workforce 📅 14 Aug 🕐 12:15–1:00pm Learn how financial wellbeing tools can transform your workforce. scottishcare.org/scottish-car...

The Care Home Awards 2025 celebrate the unsung heroes behind the scenes. Nominate your Ancillary or Support superstar for this award now! 🕔 Entries close: 1 September, 5pm 🔗 Enter here: scottishcare.org/care-home-awards-2025 #careawards25 #celebratecare

🌞 Summer 2025 Bulletin Now Live! Explore fresh insights, sector updates, and inspiring stories from across social care. Read it here: buff.ly/o0neBNZ

🎉 Nominations are OPEN for our Care Home Awards2025! Celebrate the incredible care home workforce across Scotland. 🏆 🗓️ Deadline: 1 Sept 🎊 Ceremony: 14 Nov, Hilton Glasgow 📋 13 award categories Find out how to enter: buff.ly/nLELPZV #careawards25 #celebratecare

📸 Thank you to everyone who joined us in May for our Care at Home & Housing Support Conference & Awards 2025! A brilliant day of insight, connection & celebration, and a huge 👏 to our award winners & finalists! #homecare25

📢 Our CEO @drdmacaskill.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Scotland's GMS today on our international recruitment survey. Survey shows that international staff make up 32% of the workforce, yet policy changes risk worsening the #CareCrisis. 🎧 Listen from 1:24:49: t.co/XkE4YkIquU