Your stories about using care

Find out what it can be like using care by reading our real-life stories about people's different experiences.

• Putting people in control: watch a video of people talking about how they have used their social services to help them live independent lives.
• Life in a care home: Reg's story: read Reg's story about his experience of living in a care home for older people.
• Life in a care home for older people: read Ruby's story about what it can be like to live in a care home.
• Life in a care home for adults: read Wendy's story about what is can be like to live in a care home for adults (18 to 65).
• Using home care: read Joan's story about what it can be like to use a home care service. 
• Using a nurses agency: read Ted and Muriel's story about what it can be like to use a nurses agency.
• Choosing care: read Beryl's story about how she chose her care.
• My care home: read Beryl's account of life in a care home.

About these stories

We know that people's experiences of using care can be very different. Some experiences are good, some are bad.

Our job is to make sure care homes and care services give more people good experiences.

• Find out how we do this by improving social care and stamping out bad practice.

Would you like to send us your story?

• Email your story to: YourStory@csci.gsi.gov.uk

We plan to use your stories throughout our work to show how good social care can transform people’s lives.