How to Write a Person-Centred Planning Method Statement for Social Care
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👥 How to Write a Person-Centred Planning Method Statement for Social Care
🔍 Why Person-Centred Planning Matters in Tenders
Person-centred planning is central to delivering high-quality, outcome-focused social care. Commissioners want clear evidence that your service places the individual’s choices, rights, and aspirations at the heart of care planning. This applies across both domiciliary care for older adults and learning disability services such as supported living or day opportunities.
📋 What to Include in Your Response
- Clear processes for listening to individuals, families, and advocates
- Use of co-production and strengths-based approaches to planning
- How your service balances independence with safeguarding
- Embedding Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Best Interests, and DoLS principles
- Supporting inclusion, community access, and positive risk-taking
- Monitoring outcomes linked to wellbeing, independence, and quality of life
Your answer should reflect real practice, not just policy wording. Commissioners want assurance your team understands and delivers person-centred care every day.
💡 Examples of Good Practice
For domiciliary care, focus on older adults maintaining routines, accessing the community, and managing daily tasks with dignity and support. Highlight small, consistent care teams and proactive communication with families and professionals.
For learning disability services, focus on inclusion, independence, communication tools (Makaton, Easy Read), and personalised pathways. Showcase how your service reduces reliance on restrictive practices and supports individual outcomes.
🛍️ Ready-to-Use Person-Centred Planning Method Statements
Save time and strengthen your next tender submission with our professionally written, fully editable method statements — tailored for both learning disability and domiciliary care providers.
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🔑 Final Thought
Commissioners want confidence that person-centred planning is embedded in your culture, not just your paperwork. A clear, practical method statement helps demonstrate this effectively in tenders and compliance audits.
Written by Mike Harrison, Founder of Impact Guru Ltd — specialists in bid writing and strategy for social care providers.
Visit impact-guru.co.uk to browse downloadable strategies, method statements, or get in touch about tender support.