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Person Centred Care & Care Planning the SHARP way
Top tips to practice person-centred care
- Call the person by their name, not ‘darling’ or sweetheart’ – anyone can be called by these names. Using the person’s name emphasises the uniqueness of them as an individual and helps them know you are talking to them.
- Always talk with the person, include them in conversation, even if there is no reply
- Assume the person can understand everything you say
- Have good knowledge of the person’s life history, as much as they feel comfortable in revealing, so that you can show an understanding of them as a unique person
- If
the person is not able to tell you about themselves, then involve
relatives, friends and advocates, where appropriate,
to find out
about the person, to find out how the person would like to be cared
for.
- Follow the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Do not use generic derogatory terms, eg ‘the feeders’ or ‘doing the toileting’.
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