Camphill Scotland

One Community, Many Journeys

Inclusive, community based care for people with learning disabilities and other support needs

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Relationships

Our communities offer people the opportunity to make close, dependable and varied relationships

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Purpose

Camphill offers people the opportunity to find purpose in a variety of work and creative activities

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Environment

Our communities offer people the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful place to live and a healthy lifestyle

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Homepage introduction

Camphill provides sector leading care services for people with learning disabilities and other support needs. We cater for children, adults and older people through day care, residential care services and schools. Visit our communities.

Our voice

Family support in challenging times

We have written previously about the devastating impact of Covid19, hearing first hand accounts from …

22nd January 2021 | Featured | News

Undervalued, underpaid, undermined. What’s happened to dignity, respect and understanding?

If you are involved in the delivery of adult social care services, you will know what a fantastic …

22nd December 2020 | Blogs | Featured

Still Thriving at 80 – behind the scenes of our new film

In early 2020 we were excited to be working with media co-op to create a …

10th December 2020 | Featured | News

Latest Tweets

Camphill Scotland @CamphillScot·

26 Jan

We agree! #Camphill staff are being vaccinated but not the people (with a #LearningDisability) who they live and work alongside.
Needs to be a more co-ordinated system across the country - some health teams have already taken this sensible approach 👏
#VaccineStrategy

Jan Savage@Jan_Enable

And here’s why:
⚠️Risk - 6 x higher #COVID death rate @PublicHealthEng
🏡Setting - most people don’t live in care homes, so don’t meet that criteria
👵🏻Age - adults die 20 yrs younger than general population, so too many not in over 65 category #Group6 #LearningDisability 💉 https://twitter.com/scldnews/status/1353634002733817856

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About Dementia @AboutDementiaSc·

26 Jan

If you have experience of adult social care support and would like to influence Scotland's policy around it, @InclusionScot’s People-led Policy Panel are recruiting new members, and particularly welcoming applications from people living with dementia and unpaid carers. Info below https://twitter.com/InclusionScot/status/1353940742478114816

InclusionScotland@InclusionScot

Our People-led Policy Panel are having their say in creating a new social care support system for Scotland. And they’re recruiting new members! If you're D/deaf, disabled or an unpaid carer with experience of adult social care support then find out more at http://bit.ly/JoinPLPP

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Camphill Scotland @CamphillScot·

26 Jan

Here's a unique opportunity to join @NewtonDeeVillag #Camphill community as a vocational, live-in, #biodynamic dairy farmer and community member
https://bit.ly/3sWqfds

#CareJobs #recruitment #SocialFarming #organic #MeaningfulWork #LearningDisability

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Our FAQ page covers the most common questions we come across. If your question isn’t answered there, please contact us.

Volunteering & Brexit

Brexit will have no effect at all on European volunteering in the United Kingdom in 2019 and 2020. Any new immigration system will come into place in 2021 at the earliest. We will do everything we can to ensure that any new system continues to enable Camphill communities in Scotland to benefit from the wonderful contribution of volunteers from Europe.

We value our European volunteers just as much as ever. Indeed, Brexit has led us to cherish our European connections even more than before.

Camphill was founded in 1939 by Austrian refugees and remains a profoundly European and international movement. In any Camphill community you will find a rich mix of different cultural and national backgrounds. We see this as a great strength of the Camphill movement and we are doing everything we can to preserve it during the Brexit process and beyond.

Find out more about how to apply to volunteer with Camphill in Scotland

How do I apply for residential care or day services?

Each of the 11 Camphill communities in Scotland is an independent charity, managing their own admissions.

Visit the Find Your Place page on our website to find out more about each community.

You can contact any community that interests you and they will guide you through the admissions process, letting you know if they have any vacancies and whether they operate a waiting list.

If you and the community both wish to proceed, contact us for further information to support your case.

How good is the care provided by Camphill?

We are proud to say that the care provided by Camphill services in Scotland is impressive. Taken together, the communities received 139 inspection gradings from the Care Inspectorate during the last 5 years (2014 to July 2018). Of the grades awarded 84% were either Excellent or Very Good grades.

What does Camphill Scotland do?

Camphill Scotland is the membership body for the 11 Camphill communities, each of which is an independent registered charity.

We are an outward-looking social movement with values that resonate with current social concerns including the value of community, disability rights, ecological sustainability, inclusion and an international outlook.

Our mission is to ensure that Camphill in Scotland is fully recognised for its distinctive and valuable contribution to Scottish society.

Follow this link to find out more about us.

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