Building climate-resilient social care: Guidance for practitioners

This document provides practical guidance for assessing and addressing climate-related risks such as heat, flooding, and extreme weather to ensure continuity of social care service. Intended for social care teams, the guidance aims to ensure that people receiving care are protected from hazards such as heatwaves, flooding, cold events

the document elaborates on how to build climate adaptation into care needs assessments for heat risk, flooding, cold weather, storms, and other weather. For each of these, key considerations and potential actions are detailed. Carer-related considerations are further provided. Lastly, the key recommendations are as follows:

• Assess and record climate-related risks
• Integrate adaptation measures into care plans
• Establish contingency and emergency protocols
• Review and monitor plans regularly
• Collaborate and share learning