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Safeguarding and Positive Risk-Taking: Avoiding...

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 ...

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-Ta...

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...

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...