Research

COVID-19 In Scotland

Resource title: COVID-19 In Scotland: The Impact on Unpaid Carers and Carer Service Support Workers
Published: 2021    Author: Carers Trust Scotland

A report detailing the experiences of unpaid carers and carer service support workers in Scotland, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The report makes a series of recommendations and suggestions to support carer service support workers as they move out of the crisis phase of the pandemic.

Key points

  • Unpaid carers have spent more time caring, which has impacted their physical and mental health.
  • Unpaid carers have found that the needs of the person(s) they care for have intensified.
  • Carer support workers have moved to providing support online.
  • The challenges that unpaid carers face, impact those supporting them, as carer support workers have found unpaid carers to have more complex needs than prior to the pandemic.

About the resource

The resource includes recommendations and suggestions to support carer support workers as they move out of the crisis phase of the pandemic.

Find out more about the research project and watch a video of the key findings.