One service user was initially reluctant to engage with technology at all. Four weeks later, everything had changed.
Find out how Baillieston Community Care is putting human relationships at the heart of digital care: buff.ly/rbhj7YK
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This week, #CareCreates focuses on Future Ready Care.
Our opening blog explores what really makes technology work in care - from confidence & culture to the conditions around digital roles. Technology enhances care, it doesn’t replace it.
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This week’s #CareCreates theme: Funding - Investing in care like it matters 💙
Care is essential public infrastructure - not a cost
Ethical commissioning & fair funding are vital
Next week: Future Ready Care - Digital & Technology
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Social care isn’t a cost - it’s an economic engine.
Read today’s #CareCreates blog from Prof @DrDMacaskill why funding care like it matters is smart economics.
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Care Creates… opportunity that changes lives.
Carrondale Care Home shows what investment in care can unlock.
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Care Creates… investment in people.
Bluebird Care highlights why supporting carers strengthens quality and stability.
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Care Creates… connection - but only if it’s properly funded.
Kirsty Cartin QN, Care Home Manager at Rashielee Care Home, shows how funding shapes access and belonging.
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Funding care like it truly matters means: ring‑fenced funding, ethical & transparent commissioning, multi‑year budgets + capital investment, ending 15‑minute homecare commissioning, and co‑design with lived experience.
Manifesto: buff.ly/mX0uMod
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Care isn’t a cost - it’s essential public infrastructure that helps people live well and stay connected. Fund care like it truly matters.
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Funding care is about more than finances - it’s about choice and peace of mind.
Our Funding Week blog by later‑life financial adviser Catriona Smith explores why understanding care funding matters.
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Care Creates… future‑ready places to live and care through investment.
Meallmore’s investment in new care homes is creating modern spaces designed around comfort, independence and community.
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Care Creates… strong communities and local economies.
Highland Home Carers shows how employee‑owned care creates fair work, local jobs and lasting economic value.
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Care Creates… connection through meaningful technology through investment.
Investment in interactive Tiny Tablet technology at BCG is supporting wellbeing, inclusion and shared moments in care.
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Good social care creates dignity, connection and opportunity.
But without urgent investment, access and sustainability are at risk - especially for not‑for‑profit providers.
🎥 Viv Dickenson, CrossReach
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Home care is essential infrastructure - not an afterthought.
When underfunded, it becomes a bottleneck across the whole health & care system.
🎥 Jane Townson, Homecare Association
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Care homes are vital community infrastructure - but without sustainable funding, investment is at risk.
Banks want to support care, but funding must reflect the real cost of quality provision.
🎥 Derek Breingan, Virgin Money
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The gap between what care costs and what is paid tells its own story.
Care creates value - when it’s funded like it matters.
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Scotland spends 7-8× more on the NHS than on social care - despite how closely they rely on each other.
Care is essential public infrastructure.
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Investing in adult social care isn’t a cost - it’s an investment.
Care demand is growing, with 3–4% annual funding growth needed to keep pace with Scotland’s ageing population and increasing complexity.
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Every £1 invested in adult social care generates £1.98 in societal benefits.
Care creates value - for people, communities and the wider system.
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📢 Opening blog - Care Creates… Funding week
“Until now we have funded ‘failure demand’ with annually increasing budgets. That is no longer an option.” - Councillor Paul Kelly, COSLA
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🎉 Finalists announced!
The Care at Home & Housing Support Awards 2026 celebrate care that creates independence, dignity and connection across Scotland.
👏 Congratulations to everyone shortlisted.
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Reflecting on care that cares for people & planet 🌍
Manifesto asks include sustainable approaches + care as essential public infrastructure.
Next week's #CareCreates theme: Funding – ethical commissioning & fair funding
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Care Creates… Greener Tomorrow 🌍
Planning efficient travel routes = small change, real impact. – Bluebird Care
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Care Creates… Purpose That Grows and Gives 🌱
Intergenerational gardening, shared learning, and harvests given back to the community.
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Care Creates… Sustainable Solutions ♻️
Paper-free systems + free online tools = less waste, smoother care - Bluebird Care
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Care Creates… Nature Within Reach 🌿
“Caring for people and the planet go hand in hand.”– Carrondale Activity Team
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What we’re calling for ✅
Ring‑fenced climate funding for social care, a sustainability strategy for every provider, energy‑efficient upgrades, staff support, and sustainability built into commissioning & procurement.
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Care Creates… care that cares for people + planet 🌍💙
Our manifesto is clear: sustainability is proactive care - strengthening wellbeing, resilience & safety while reducing environmental impact.
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Care Creates… stories that last 🌍🌅🎨
John Picken’s “Leven Sunrise” now hangs proudly at Leven Beach Care Home - a lasting legacy of creativity, identity and place. 🎨
Explore this week's Care Stories here: buff.ly/g71rbxI
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