The resources in this category will help support and protect adults whose main residence is a care home, or those who use care-at-home services. This includes raising care staff awareness of Adult Support and Protection responsibilities, such as ASP referrals and Large Scale Investigations.
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in February 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
These are the slides from a 5 Nations webinar held in November 2025. This series of webinars shares adult support and protection / safeguarding knowledge across the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
The theme of this webinar is institutional care. The sessions are:
Care home G was an independent care home in North Lanarkshire registered to care for up to eighty adult residents with mental health problems, associated disabilities and health issues. An LSI commenced for care home G following an escalation of multi-agency concerns.
This report focuses on people with learning disabilities and complex needs who are currently placed far from home. This might be in a hospital (exacerbated when someone's discharge is delayed) or in a care home. Returning people to their home area is a complex issue involving interrelated processes, agencies, and services, all of which must work together for better outcomes for individuals. This report outlines the transformational change needed to address this issue.
The Care Inspectorate look at the quality of care in Scotland to ensure it meets high standards. They provide an overall evaluation for each of the key questions inspected , using the six-point scale from unsatisfactory (1) to excellent (6). This resource helps everyone understand what the evaluation scale means.
Self-evaluation is central to continuous improvement. This guide supports care services to reflect on what they are currently doing. This will help them understand where to target efforts to support improvement, and when to build on what's working well.
The three stages to self-evaluation set out in the guide are:
This report sets out the role of care homes in delivering high quality social care, and in supporting the wellbeing of Scotland’s citizens. It considers care homes in Scotland's changing economy, discussing workforce and technological issues. It particularly considers how choice, control and human rights can be the standard throughout Scotland's care homes.
This video is for residential care and care-at-home services. It helps them understand their responsibilities when responding to allegations that a care worker is causing harm to a person. This might be through deliberate acts or through neglect. The video addresses common questions that arise, including referral, recording, staff suspensions, criminality, and concerns over malicious allegations. The care provider's role in an ongoing investigation is also discussed.
This factsheet is for residential care and care-at-home services. It helps them understand their responsibilities when responding to allegations that a care worker is causing harm to a person. This might be through deliberate acts or through neglect. It sets out do's and don'ts when harm has been alleged or is suspected, supporting timely and legally compliant responses. Includes information on whistleblowing.
