Articles

Positive Risk-Taking in Community Access and Daily Living for Older People

Supporting older people to access the community involves balancing safety with independence. This article explains how positive risk-taking enables everyday life, reduces isolation, and provides defensible evidence for commissioners and...

Positive Risk-Taking in Medication Management for Older People’s Services

Medication risk in older people’s services is often managed through restriction rather than understanding. This article explains how positive risk-taking supports safe medicines use while protecting independence, reducing avoidable harm,...

Positive Risk-Taking in Eating, Drinking and Nutrition Support for Older People

Nutrition and hydration risks are often managed through rules that reduce choice and dignity. This article explains how positive risk-taking supports safer eating and drinking while respecting preferences, reducing restrictive...

Positive Risk-Taking for Falls, Mobility and Safe Movement in Older People’s Services

Falls prevention can drift into restriction that reduces strength, confidence and independence. This article sets out how to use positive risk-taking to enable mobility safely, with clear governance, day-to-day practice...

Supporting Community Access Through Positive Risk-Taking in Older People’s Services

Community access is frequently restricted due to perceived risk in older people’s services. This article shows how positive risk-taking enables safe participation while meeting safeguarding and regulatory requirements.

Positive Risk-Taking in Medication Management for Older People

Medication risk is often managed through restriction rather than enablement in older people’s services. This article explores how positive risk-taking supports safe self-management while meeting commissioner and CQC expectations.

Safeguarding and Positive Risk-Taking: Avoiding Over-Restriction in Older People’s Care

Safeguarding and positive risk-taking are not opposites. This article explores how older people’s services protect individuals from harm while avoiding unnecessary restrictions that undermine rights, dignity and autonomy.

Balancing Falls Prevention and Independence in Older People’s Services

Falls prevention is essential in older people’s services, but overly restrictive responses can undermine independence and wellbeing. This article explores how services balance safety and autonomy through positive risk-taking and...

Risk Enablement Plans: Turning Positive Risk-Taking into Day-to-Day Practice

Risk enablement plans translate positive risk-taking into consistent daily practice. This article explores how older people’s services design, implement and evidence enablement plans that satisfy commissioners and inspectors.

Positive Risk-Taking in Older People’s Services: Moving Beyond Risk Avoidance

Positive risk-taking is central to enabling older people to live meaningful, autonomous lives while remaining safe. This article explores how services move beyond blanket risk avoidance to structured, evidenced risk...