Approach to Care
Our approach is to ensure that every person who uses a “Caring Homes” service receives high quality care, which promotes dignity and choice, whilst recognising each resident as an individual.
Every resident who chooses a “Caring Home” can be assured of an individualised care and support programme, which is aimed at supporting them to achieve the highest quality of life and independence,
Our philosophy:
- Promotes good health in older people
- Promotes good mental health in older people
- Adopts an integrated approach to assessment and care planning
- Delivers care with a person-centred approach
- Ensures the successful implementation of care and support as outlined in each individualised care plan
- Ensures support and specialist training for all staff
- Provides a specialist mental health service for older people, where applicable
- Ensures a staff team can recognise signs of changing need
- Ensures a staff team are suitably skilled and trained to meet changing needs
- Ensures transparent working with allied healthcare professionals
- Ensures clear lines of clinical governance and accountability
- Provides appropriate care in a residential setting, where “home is at the heart”
- Ensures an approach aimed at continual improvement
