Importance Of Person Centred Care

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Andrea Jenkins 18/02/2015 PWCS 36 UNDERSTAND PERSON-CENTRED APPROACHES IN ADULT SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS Person centred care is about putting the client at the heart of all decisions about planning their care needs. Working in a partnership with them in developing and assessing their needs to suit their health care thats needed, their wishes and choices and dignity respected. Also in promoting their independance and giving them their choices and control in their lives and working with them as a team alongside other care proffessionals and family members but respecting their privacy at all times. Person-centred values must influence all aspects of social care work to provide a supporting role in an individuals life. To ensure they…show more content…
They may need more or less support in their independance. Their maybe changes in family relationships, preferences in their activities and social needs, accomodation may need to be changed or aids and adaptations made to their environment. It is very important to update a clients careplans with any changes so that all concerned can have all the current information from the client. There are some factors that can influence the capacity of an individual to express consent, these can be mental conditions, (mental capacity), Physical conditions (communication abilities), availability or lack of options. Knowledge of choices, age, participation and engagement. It is important to adapt the ways you work to overcome barriers, ie the use of physical and communication aids or finding help where…show more content…
After completing a risk assessment it will enable all concerned to think about potential hazards in situations and activities and how to minimize the risks. Being able to choose what you want to do and what risks are involved and how to avoid them is being in control of your life. It is important that concerns about risks don't get in the way of individuals living their life in the way that they wish to. Using a risk assessment can show you ways to do something you thought you couldn't do, just in a different way. To maintain as much independance as is possible. And to retain dignity and respect for the individual. Risk assessments should be regularly reviewed as an individuals health, independance and mental capacity can change. It is important to use an agreed risk assessment process as it allows you to evaluate any risks and possible consequences that may be involved in an activity or lifestyle that an individual wishes to partisipate in. It allows you to find other ways that maybe less risky and to record the alternatives. It also allows you to find ways in which to support them in their choices. An individual can then make a decision on wether the risk is worth taking or if an alternative is acceptable and any support that they may wish to
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