Dunkeld, Birnam and DistrictCommunity Survey

Our community lacks adequate access to quality home care services. The Dunkeld & Birnam Community-Led Care Project will look at innovative ways to meet our local care needs. We have a great opportunity to create something that will work for our community and enhance the lives of our family, friends and neighbours.

Why?
Dunkeld, Birnam and District Community Development Trust would like individuals to have the choice to stay in the comfort of their own homes and receive care at home. By working together, we can create a strong support system that enables this. We firmly believe that if we don't take on this responsibility, our community will continue to receive insufficient support.

Have your say!
The Trust are working with a group of consultants, SKS Scotland, to explore a community-led care at home service for Dunkeld & Birnam and other communities in North Perthshire. This survey will help them find out about the needs of this community.

Please take 3 minutes to answer this survey. Please ask each adult in your household to complete the survey.
Survey deadline extended: 3 October 2024.

No identifiable information will be shared with anyone outwith the research team. If you require any help with this survey please contact nickyhesketh@sksscotland.co.uk.

THANK YOU!

1.Do you think that there are sufficient care at home services provided in your community?

Yes

No

Don't Know

2.Would you like to have the option to stay in your home, for as long as possible?

Yes

No

Maybe

If yes, what sort of tasks do you think you might need support with in order to stay living comfortably at home?

4.Are you aware of informal care in the community from neighbours, friends and relatives living locally? (E.g. friends doing your shopping, transport to appointments, care giving)

Yes, I benefit from informal care

Yes, I provide informal care to family/friends/neighbours

Yes, I’m aware that informal care goes on but I am not involved in it

No, I’m not aware of informal care

If yes, please tell us more about the care you receive or provide.

5.If you provide informal care do you have any support or respite from your caring activities?

Yes

No

Maybe

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6.Do you receive self-directed support (social care support funded by the Council, where you can play a role deciding how it is organised and provided)?

Yes

No

I have applied

If yes, what services are you getting? Do these meet your needs?

We will be looking for volunteers and paid staff to help support this project.

7.Would you be interested in becoming a paid personal assistant? (The role might include personal care, help shopping and/or other supporting tasks)

Yes

No

Maybe

If yes, please tell us more about the services you could offer and leave a contact email or phone number.

8.Would you be interested in providing volunteer / unpaid support to others?

Yes

No

Maybe

If yes, please tell us more about the support you could offer and a leave contact email or phone number.

9.Do you have any skills that you could volunteer to help the Trust develop and run this project? e.g. Fundraising, admin support etc.

Yes

No

Maybe

If yes, please tell us more about what sort of thing you could offer to help with. Please leave a contact email or phone number.

10.We would like to get together a group of interested people to talk more about this idea. Please leave your name and contact details if you are interested in being involved.

THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS SURVEY! More information on this project can be found on the Trust website.