A Care Plan

What is a Care Plan?

A Care Plan is simply a document that details, what you need assistance with, how you would like that assistance given and when it is given. It should document your normal routines i.e. what time you like to get up and go to bed, what sort of things you like to eat, how many sugars you have in tea/coffee, what your general likes and dislikes are. It will also include clinical information such as a list of allergies and the medication you are on, as well as your medical history that we should know about, who to contact in an emergency etc. This all helps to enable your Personal Home Carer to deliver the best service possible to you. 

What should a good care plan include?

All care plans should be detailed, including your consent plus the aspects below

The support you need

Your daily needs and careful planning, so we have included every aspect for you to remain in your own home. Whether this requires other professionals such as a District Nurse or Occupational Therapist. How you would like the service to be delivered, whether once a week or four times a day.

Your goals and wishes

Details of how we can help to achieve them

How your support will be financed

Is the local authority funding or contributing, will this be direct funding, or can you access direct payments to give you more freedom? Will this be a purely Private arrangement, and will you be solely responsible for this or would you prefer a relative to manage it for you. Are you entitled to any Government Benefits such as ‘Attendance Allowance’ or ‘Carers Support’. We can help with all this.

A risk assessment

To include any risks that can directly affect the support you require and how to manage those risks, as well as things like where the ‘stop tap’ and the fuse box are in case of an emergency. How we manage those risks, to enable us to provide the best possible care

Next of kin

Not all family members get on, so we need to know who you would like us to talk to should we need information, advice or just to make them aware of any issues

Emergencies

Who to contact first and how to deal with any emergencies that may crop up

Your opinions

Any opinions that you have regarding the care for your loved one, we will take into account. You know them best and whats best for them

Review date

All plans evolve over a period of time, things just simply change, or your requirements decrease or increase over that time, so we need to make sure your Care Plan changes to meet those new needs.

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