Adult social care

ENRICH Scotland: supporting research in care homes

An interview with Emma Law and Susan Shenkin, Co-chairs of Enrich Scotland

Published on October 18, 2022 | 19 minutes | 4030 words | Iriss

Care Opinion

A social enterprise which gives citizens a platform to air their views and opinions on health and care services

Published on June 29, 2021 | 14 minutes | 2935 words | Iriss

Kinections: what community means for those in care homes

A three-year research project.

Published on January 19, 2021 | 20 minutes | 4151 words | Iriss

Adult social care recruitment campaign

An interview with Lorraine Gray, Chief Executive of the Scottish Social Services Council.

Published on March 10, 2020 | 8 minutes | 1593 words | Iriss

Shared Lives

On 18 October 2018, Iriss hosted a discussion about Shared Lives, a community based model of social care, where adults that need support move in with, or regularly visit, an approved Shared Lives carer.

Published on October 18, 2018 | 39 minutes | 8282 words | Iriss

Fit for the Future in Argyll and Bute

A project dedicated to inspiring better outcomes for older people in Scotland by working with providers from the independent sector. This is a round-table reflection on the work in Argyll and Bute.

Published on December 1, 2014 | 27 minutes | 5627 words | Iriss

Discover Care Opinion

Care Opinion is an independent site where anyone can share their stories of adult social care or the NHS.

Published on November 13, 2014 | 16 minutes | 3370 words | Iriss

How can we effectively engage with harder to reach older people?

Plan P: New approaches to prevention with older people, is an Iriss project which addresses the issue of social isolation and loneliness amongst older people.

Published on October 6, 2014 | 20 minutes | 4206 words | Iriss

ASSET (Age Specialist Services Emergency Team)

ASSET, which was set up in February 2012, is based in Coathill Hospital in Coatbridge. The team is running a Hospital at Home service for people aged over 65 (sometimes they take younger patients too)

Published on October 5, 2014 | 34 minutes | 7191 words | Iriss

Hospital to Home

An Iriss project to design a pathway to support the transition from hospital to home for older people. In this episode, Fiona Munro, the project lead gives us an overview of Hospital to Home, progress to date and the final outcomes of the project.

Published on July 7, 2014 | 14 minutes | 2913 words | Iriss