Edinburgh’s new 2025–28 health and social care plan tackles rising demand and funding pressures with a four-pillar strategy focused on prevention, independence, protecting the vulnerable, and using resources wisely.
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital city, offering a wide range of healthcare, home care, and community support services for residents.
In a demonstration of the role nature can play in health and wellbeing, Alzheimer Scotland, in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council, has officially opened a new Outdoor Brain Health and Dementia Garden in Edinburgh in the grounds of Lauriston Castle. This new facility, which includes a restored lodge and a fully accessible garden, is a core belief that access to nature is a vital component of living well with dementia.
Short Stay Care offers families in Edinburgh the support they need to take care of a family member when they are going on holiday for a week or two. This can also be used if an elderly person’s regular carer falls ill and short-term care is needed for a few days or even a few weeks.
Caring for relatives with Alzheimers and dementia can be tough. This resource page will provide some tips and links where you can get support as a family who needs help with Alzheimer’s elderly care.
Waking night care is a service where a carer comes into your home and is sitting awake while you are sleeping. This type of care provides security and peace of mind and helps eliminate accidents at night.
Short-term live-in care can provide seniors and their families with much-needed support. This type of care is flexible and can be beneficial when a senior is returning home from the hospital or if a family carer needs some respite from caring.
As our parents and loved ones get older, their care needs often become more demanding, and this means a level of care that can be very challenging for family members to provide personally. Temporary home care has become an increasingly popular option for families in Edinburgh who need some form of short-term assistance, whether due to the temporary unavailability of a family member or the need for specialised care following a hospital stay due to illness or surgery. This article explores the various options, the importance of companionship care, and the benefits of taking temporary home care for an elderly relative.
In its last official report, the Care Inspectorate mentioned that there were 197 registered care agencies in Edinburgh either providing home care or housing support, so if you are looking for a service provider who delivers care at home services in Edinburgh, then the Care Inspectorate website is a great place to start your research.
Is a Care Home in Scotland the Right Choice for You? Statistics that have been published about care homes in Scotland showed that a resident of a care home dies every two days from either a fall or a serious accident.
At 1st Focus Homecare, we love our city and wanted to share with you some of our favourite spots for visitors and tourists. The city really is steeped in so much history that we could probably list a hundred different places for you to visit, but for now, we have selected our top 10.