The Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT) is a suite of tools designed to measure social care-related quality of life (SCRQoL) for adults accessing social care services (e.g. homecare, residential care)  and their unpaid/family/friend carers, as well as the care work-related quality of life (CWRQoL) of people working in adult social care.

• SCRQoL refers to the aspects (domains) of individual quality of life that can be affected by adult social care services (e.g. homecare, residential care) and are most important to people.
• CWRQoL refers to the aspects (domains) of work-related quality of life that are most relevant and meaningful to people working in adult social care (e.g., care workers, managers, social workers, nurses, occupational therapists).

‘Which tool should I use?’ is designed to help you find out more about the suite of tools and decide which is right for your study or service. The ASCOT measures and guidance are available to preview on our website.

There is also more information about the suite of ASCOT measures, their development and application in this international scoping literature review.

To use any of the ASCOT measures, please complete the appropriate form (not-for-profit or for-profit) to receive a licence for use.

ENQUIRIES / CONTACT DETAILS

If your enquiry relates to:

*** Translation of ASCOT measures, please contact Lizzie Welch: E.Welch@kent.ac.uk

*** Use of ASCOT-CH4 or ASCOT-CH4 HD or use of ASCOT in care planning in care homes or requests for training (CH4), please contact Nick Smith: N.J.Smith@kent.ac.uk

*** Commercial licenses or enquiries about future projects or consultancy, please contact Dr Stacey Rand: S.E.Rand@kent.ac.uk

For all other enquiries, please refer to the FAQ and guidance documents for each tool.