Carers Scotland Act 2016
Argyll and Bute Council · 14 May 2025
Back to Oban Lorn & the Isles Area Community Planning Group — 14 May 2025 and its agenda
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED National Carer Strategy • 696,000carers in Scotland, estimated 12,000 in A&B • 133,000 carers care for over 35 hours each week • 29% of carers in the most deprived areas, care for more than 35 hours a week– more than double the level in the least deprived areas • 51% Female, 41% Male • It is estimated that the economic value of the contribution made by carers in Scotland is £13.1 billion per year • National Carer Census compiled every October
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED National Carers Strategy The Strategy was published on the 21st December 2023. We have reviewed the 5 focus areas and aligned them within our Caring Together Strategy. Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 Statutory responsibilities • ACSP & YCS offer and prepare • Information • Advice • Training • Involvement in Hospital discharge • Eligibility Criteria- 7 areas • Short break statement • Carers strategy • Involvement in service planning • Waiving of charges
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • Adult carer support plan & Young carer statement • Information and advice service • Provision of support, waiving of charges and replacement care • Carer involvement in service planning • Carer involvement in hospital discharge • Local Carer Strategy • Short breaks services statement • Carer's charter
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED 31 Commitments Drafted and shared with Carers, Third Sector and HSCP colleagues who provided feedback and changes before final strategy completed
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED • 1 to 1 support • Income Maximisation • Group & Peer Support • Short breaks • Training • Raising Carer Awareness • Bereavement support • Signposting • Emergency & Future care planning • Emotional Support • Hospital discharge • Carers Rights • Support & Information • Holistic Therapies • Befriending Services • Information on Power of Attorney • and Guardianship Adult Carers (18+) 640 Young Carers (<18) 149 OLI
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Caring has no impact NO RISK Caring has low impact LOW RISK Caring has moderate impact MODERATE RISK Caring has substantial impact SUBSTANTIAL RISK Caring has critical impact CRITICAL RISK Health & Wellbeing Carer in good health. Carer has good emotional wellbeing. Carer’s health beginning to be affected. Caring role beginning to have an impact on emotional wellbeing. Carer’s health at risk without intervention. Some impact on carer’s emotional wellbeing. Carer has health need that requires attention. Significant impact on carer’s emotional wellbeing. Carer’s health is breaking/has broken down. Carer’s emotional wellbeing is breaking/ has broken down. Relationships Carer has a good relationship with the person they care for and is able to maintain relationships with other key people in their life. Carer has some concerns about their relationship with the person they care for and/or their ability to maintain relationships with other key people in their life. Carer has identified issues with their relationship with the person they care for that need to be addressed and/or they find it difficult to maintain relationships with other key people in their life. The carer’s relationship with the person they care for is in danger of breaking down and/or they no longer are able to maintain relationships with other key people in their life. The carer’s relationship with the person they care for has broken down and their caring role is no longer sustainable and/or they have lost touch with other key people in their life. Living Environment Carer’s living environment is suitable posing no risk to the physical health and safety of the carer and cared for person. Carer’s living environment is mostly suitable but could pose a risk to the health and safety of the carer and cared for person in the longer term. Carer’s living environment is unsuitable but poses no immediate risk. Carer’s living environment is unsuitable and poses an immediate risk to the health and safety of the carer and/or cared for person. Carer’s living environment is unsuitable and there are immediate and critical risks to the health and safety of the carer and/or cared for person. Prioritisation of need P3 and P4 (level 2&3) P1&2 (level 1)
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED Employment & Training Carer has no difficulty in managing caring and employment and/or education. Carer does not want to be in paid work or education. Carer has some difficulty managing caring and employment and there is a risk to sustaining employment and/or education in the long term. Carer is not in paid work or education but would like to be in the long term. Carer has difficulty managing caring and employment and there is a risk to sustaining employment and/or education in the medium term. Carer is not in paid work or education but would like to be in the medium term. Carer has significantly difficulty managing caring and employment and there is a risk to sustaining employment and/or education in the short term. Carer is not in paid work or education but would like to be soon. Carer has significant difficulty managing caring and employment and/or education and there is an imminent risk of giving up work or education. Carer is not in paid work or education but would like to be now. Finance Caring is not causing financial hardship e.g. carer can afford housing cost and utilities. Caring is causing a risk of financial hardship e.g. some difficulty meeting housing costs and utilities. Caring is causing some detrimental impact on finances e.g. difficulty meeting either housing costs OR utilities. Caring is having a significant impact on finances e.g. difficulty meeting housing costs AND utilities. Caring is causing severe financial hardship e.g. carer cannot afford household essential sand utilities, not meeting housing payments. Life balance Carer has regular opportunities to achieve the balance they want in their life. They have a broad choice of breaks and activities which promote physical, mental, emotional wellbeing. Carer has some opportunities to achieve the balance they want in their life. They have access to a choice of breaks and activities which promote physical, mental, emotional wellbeing. Due to their caring role, the carer has limited opportunities to achieve the balance they want in their life. They have access to a few breaks and activities which promote physical, mental, emotional wellbeing. Due to their caring role, the carer has few and irregular opportunities to achieve the balance they want in their life. They have little access to breaks and activities which promote physical, mental, emotional wellbeing. Due to their caring role, the carer has no opportunities to achieve the balance they want in their life. They have no access to breaks and activities which promote physical, mental, emotional wellbeing. Future Planning Carer is confident about planning for the future and has no concerns about managing caring. Carer is largely confident about planning for the future but has minor concerns about managing caring. Carer is not confident about planning for the future and has some concerns about managing caring. Carer is anxious about planning for the future and has significant concerns about managing caring. Carer is very anxious about planning for the future and has severe concerns about managing caring.
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Classification: NOT PROTECTIVELY MARKED “I’ve been caring for my husband who has a diagnosis of dementia for 3 years, no- one told me there was support for me – not the doctor or the nurse who comes in. I could have done with help from the Carers Centre sooner. It’s good to have it now but I’ve hit crisis and it’s hard to pick myself up”