A Community-Led Approach to Care at Home in Rural Scotland

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The Challenge:
Rural and remote communities in Scotland struggle to access care at home and other vital social care services, particularly for older and vulnerable people. With an ageing population, demand is rising while current delivery models don’t work in many areas.

How can we think differently, work together, and explore new ways of helping people support one another?

Heartland Cares
Read how SKS Scotland worked with the communities of Rannoch and Tummel and Dunkeld and Birnam to establish Heartland Cares, a community-led charity run on social enterprise principles that will provide social care services in their local areas.

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