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Reviewing and Adapting Person-Centred Plans as Older People’s Needs Change

Older people’s needs, preferences and risks change over time, making regular, meaningful plan reviews essential. This article explains how services adapt person-centred plans without losing continuity, dignity or compliance. It...

Co-Production and Strengths-Based Planning for Older People and Ageing Well

Person-centred planning for older people is strongest when it is genuinely co-produced, strengths-based and rooted in lived experience. This article explains how services move beyond tokenistic involvement to shared decision-making...

Person-Centred Risk Enablement for Older People: Balancing Independence and Safety

Person-centred planning for older people must include lawful, proportionate risk enablement, not blanket restrictions driven by fear or convenience. This article explains how to support positive risk-taking around falls, frailty,...

Strengths-Based Person-Centred Planning for Older People: Turning Assessments into Daily Practice

Strengths-based planning helps older people stay independent by focusing on what matters to them and what they can still do, not just what they need help with. This article shows...

Reviewing and Adapting Person-Centred Plans for Older People as Needs Change

Person-centred plans for older people must evolve as health, capacity, and circumstances change. This article explains how services review, adapt, and evidence responsive planning while maintaining continuity, safety, and independence.

Embedding Co-Production with Older People: From Care Planning to Everyday Delivery

Co-production is central to person-centred support for older people, but many services struggle to move beyond consultation. This article explains how to embed co-production into care planning, daily delivery, and...

Person-Centred Decision-Making for Older People: Capacity, Consent and Everyday Choices

Person-centred support for older people depends on how everyday decisions are made, not just formal assessments. This article explains how to embed capacity, consent and best interests into daily practice...

Strengths-Based Daily Living Support for Older People: Turning Person-Centred Plans into Consistent Practice

Person-centred plans for older people only add value when they are translated into clear daily living support that staff can deliver consistently. This article explains how to design strengths-based daily...

Strengths-Based Reviews in Older People’s Services: Life Stories, Outcomes and Practical Enabling Plans

Strengths-based reviews help older people stay independent by turning “what matters” into clear outcomes, prompts, and review triggers. This article explains how to run effective person-centred reviews, involve families appropriately,...

Person-Centred Planning for Older People: Making Strengths-Based Support Real in Day-to-Day Delivery

Person-centred planning in older people’s services only works when it is translated into daily routines, staff prompts, and measurable outcomes. This guide shows how to build strengths-based plans that reduce...