Personal Care Assistant (PA)

Personalised care planning

Personalised care planning is not new; the aim now is to embed it into the system and standardise care throughout the country. Personalised care planning will complement Self Care and Information Prescriptions in the way that healthcare is delivered in the NHS.
What is personalised care planning?
Personalised care planning goes beyond the normal clinical and medical conditions. It extends into other areas of the individual's life and recognises that many different issues can impact on their health and well-being.
Care planning discussions should focus on supporting the individual to tell their story and set their own agenda, with agreed goal setting and action planning, problem solving, negotiation and shared decision making.
Who is personalised care planning aimed at?
Personalised care planning is aimed at all individuals who requires help due to long term conditions such as asthma, cancer, diabetes, stroke, physical difficulties, or mental health illness. It sets out ways how to overcome dependnace for the individual who requires help. Many individuals with long term conditions don't think of themselves as ill and needing to be cared for; they just want to get on with their lives and to remain as independent as possible.
They might not want a care plan, but they should still expect a discussion with and health and social care professional about how they can manage their condition. This is a core part of self care.
Who is responsible for creating personalised care plans?
Care professionals are most likely to facilitate the development of personalised care plans as part of their clinical role. Some people will be happy to complete a plan on their own, while others will require help. Care professionals are there to facilitate the planning with support, guidance and resources.
What is a personalised care plan?
Professional carers have a variety of skills - some have nursing and first aid qualifications and others may be home helps or personal assistants. Some examples of the type of tasks a carer might help with are:
cooking and cleaning
help with personal care like washing and using the toilet
driving or help with getting around
medical tasks like giving injections or changing a catheter
shopping, banking and paying bills
Being enabled to get to the shops,
Transport to visit their friends and relatives
To go out for a meal, and for companionship.
Help at hand to manage the those tasks that requires help.
The term 'carer' is often used for this job description as well, but this would
be more accurately defined as a ‘personal assistant’, 'paid carer' or ‘personal
care assistant’.
Personal Assistant or PA is usually preferred by disabled people, as it is the
only term which really accurately describes the job of enabling them to
achieve greater choice and control in their life and therefore more
independence. It supports the Independent Living Philosophy.
People who are on direct payments or employing privately who are looking for PA contact;

07855 195038 0r forward your enquires to;
enquiries@careserviceadvice.co.uk

Register with us if you wish to become a PA.