{"id":1105,"date":"2026-07-15T16:35:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgeryweb-scot.org.uk\/s55427\/?page_id=1105"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:35:31","slug":"care-information-scotland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgeryweb-scot.org.uk\/s55427\/care-information-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Care Information Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Care Information Scotland is a telephone and website service providing information about care services for older people living in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>On the Care Information Scotland website\u00a0you will find information about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/how-do-i-get-care\/assessment-of-your-care-needs.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Assessment of your Care Needs\">Assessment of your care needs<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; why do you need one?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/what-care-do-i-need\/care-at-home.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Care at home\">Care at home<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; services\u00a0to\u00a0assist you while living at\u00a0home<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/what-care-do-i-need\/supported-housing.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Supported housing\">Supported housing<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0services and adaptations\u00a0to support independent living<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/what-care-do-i-need\/care-homes.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Care homes\">Care homes<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; places to live which offer full-time care. What are the options for\u00a0finding and paying for a care home?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/can-i-get-help-with-caring.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Can I get help with caring?\">Support for carers<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; services and support to help unpaid carers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/what-rights-do-i-have-as-someone-who-needs-care.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"What rights do I have?\">Your rights<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; what rights do you have?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/useful-resources\/care-services-directory.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Care Services Directory\">Advice and support<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; organisations that can offer information and assistance<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/system\/getting-started.aspx#top\">New to seeking information on care services?<\/a>\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0this will help in getting started<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would prefer to talk to someone, please call\u00a0the helpline on\u00a0<strong>08456 001 001<\/strong>\u00a0(calls charged at local rate).<\/p>\n<p>If English is not your first language, there is a translation service called\u00a0<strong>Language Line<\/strong>\u00a0which can provide someone to translate between you and the helpline staff member.<\/p>\n<p>Or send them an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/footer\/contact-us.aspx\" data-toggle=\"tooltip\" data-placement=\"bottom\" data-bs-original-title=\"Contact Us\">online enquiry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can also download information from our library of leaflets below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.careinfoscotland.co.uk\/useful-resources\/leaflets.aspx\">Leaflet Library<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever your question about care, we will do our best to help you find the information you need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Care Information Scotland is a telephone and website service providing information about care services for older people living in Scotland. 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