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Scotland’s carers short-changed by £25m last year, figures show

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'Sickening': Scotland's carers short-changed by £25m last year, figures show

Potential closure of Paisley care home ‘horrendous’ for residents, say staff

Potential closure of care home 'horrendous' for residents, say staff

‘Vulnerable people will suffer’ if Glasgow City Council cut health and social care budget warn social workers

Social workers warn 'vulnerable people will suffer' if budget is cut

Warning that health and social care cuts in Edinburgh will impact the most vulnerable

Edinburgh & East

Warning that health and social care cuts will impact the most vulnerable

Two Edinburgh council-run care homes slated for closure will hit ‘poorest and most vulnerable’

Edinburgh & East

Two care homes slated for closure will hit 'poorest and most vulnerable'

Plans to charge volunteers for PVG ‘could not come at worse time’

Plans to charge volunteers for PVG 'could not come at worse time'

Scots foster carers share their ‘rewarding’ 18 year journey amid call for homes

Foster carers share their 'rewarding' 18 year journey amid call for homes

Edinburgh & East

Cuts to social care packages 'creating a climate of fear' for families

One million payments amounting to £280m paid to Scottish carers since allowance supplement was introduced

One million payments amounting to £280m paid to Scottish carers

City of Edinburgh councillors raise concern over lack of background checks for carers

Edinburgh & East

Councillors raise concern over lack of background checks for carers

Social care improvements ‘cannot wait for National Care Service’ warns charity

Social care improvements 'cannot wait for National Care Service'

‘I never realised how much hospices do until I experienced one myself’

'I never realised how much hospices do until I experienced one myself'

Foster system across Scotland ‘on its knees’ as carers cut back on food and energy

Edinburgh & East

Foster system across Scotland 'on its knees' as carers cut back

Councils facing ‘impossible’ task of finding accommodation for homeless refugees

Councils facing 'impossible' task of finding accommodation for homeless refugees

Edinburgh & East

Carer crashed car into house and posted video of elderly woman on Snapchat

Edinburgh & East

Nurse who left elderly woman in chair for 24 hours suspended

More than £10,000 raised for family of ‘gentle’ dad killed on walk home

More than £10,000 raised for family of 'gentle' dad killed on walk home

Welfare guardianship orders in Scotland at record high of almost 18,000, Mental Welfare Commission figures show

Number of Scots living under welfare guardianship 'reaches record high'

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