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BBC News By Douglas Fraser Published A lot, according to the parties fighting the Holyrood election. The plight of people living and dying in care homes, needing home care and those who provide it have focused attention on the sector. And demographic pressures are growing. One of the answers in party manifestos is the promise of a National Care Service. What does that mean, what would it look like, what would it cost, and what are the downsides? What is the need? One in 24 Scots relied on some form of social care support and services at the start of 2018. Some 68,000 required care support at...

LEADING social care organisations have called for all political parties to back the full implementation of a National Care Service in Scotland in…

A CONTROVERSIAL “dementia tax” that penalises self-funding care home residents in the final years of their lives is one step closer to ending following a campaign by The Herald and Alzheimer Scotland that has received cross-party support. The SNP yesterday pledged, if it is re-elected to government, to take forward the recommendations of a major, independent review of adult social care which calls for an almost doubling in free personal and nursing allowances. Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has also backed the move and with Labour, LibDems and the Greens adding their sup...

Derek Feeley’s report made over 50 recommendations for changes in the sector. Alzheimer Scotland wants Fair Dementia Care introduced independently of the Feeley report. They anticipate that, if accepted, the recommendations will take several years to fully implement but that Fair Dementia Care is more urgent and can be done quickly with the required political backing. Last month the Scottish Government agreed a 7.5 per cent increase in the Free Personal and Nursing Care payments which are paid towards the costs of those living in care homes.  Alzheimer Scotland estimates that peo...

Scots workers who were interviewed ‘frequently’ said they could earn more working in a supermarket SCOTS care workers have told of feeling devalued, 'policed' and demoralised that they could earn more money working in a supermarket. Employees said they took pride in the work they do supporting the elderly and younger adults with complex needs but felt demoralised that independent of skills and length of service, there is an awareness that they are held in lower esteem by the public than NHS workers. The authors of a damning review into the social care sector which was publish...