Adult social care

Our work

The work we do aims to support people to:

• live independently
• be active citizens
• participate and contribute to our society
• maintain their dignity and human rights

We are committed to supporting people to stay at home or in a homely setting with maximum independence, for as long as possible. We also aim to retain the right people to work in social care support and social work, and to raise the status of social care as a profession.

If you think you or someone you know needs support you can make contact with one of our adult social care teams.

Self-directed support is the way we deliver that care in Highland. It has the aim of enabling people to live their life to the full, as equal, confident and valued citizens.

We believe adopting the ethos of self-directed support can lead to the development of a healthier population living within more vibrant communities, and is key to achieving a fairer Highland. When working with individuals we seek to put the principles of independent living into practice to enable people to be active citizens in their communities.

Like the social model of disability our ethos for self-directed support can be seen to contribute to the reduction or removal of the physical, organisational or attitudinal barriers that many people experience in the world around them.  Our approach to delivering adult social care, then, is about flexibility, choice and control and supporting people with needs to have a decent quality of life.