Articles

Co-Production Without Tokenism: Practical Methods for Supported Living Plans and Reviews

Co-production can become performative unless providers use methods that genuinely shape decisions, risks and day-to-day support. This article sets out practical co-production approaches and how to evidence them in supported...

Making Person-Centred Plans Work on the Floor: Translating Goals Into Daily Delivery in Supported Living

Even strong person-centred plans fail if they are not usable by frontline staff across shifts. This article explains how to translate outcomes into daily prompts, routines and evidence so plans...

Balancing Choice, Risk and Accountability in Person-Centred Supported Living

Person-centred planning requires services to support choice without abandoning accountability. This article explores how supported living providers balance autonomy, risk and governance in ways commissioners and CQC expect.

Person-Centred Planning Reviews in Supported Living: Getting Beyond Annual Tick-Boxes

Person-centred planning reviews often fail because they are infrequent, rushed and disconnected from daily delivery. This article explains how to structure reviews that drive learning, adjustment and defensible decision-making in...

Evidencing Person-Centred Outcomes in Supported Living: Records, Reviews and Metrics

Person-centred planning is only as strong as the evidence that it changes lives. This article explains how providers evidence outcomes through records, reviews and simple metrics that commissioners and CQC...

Co-Production in Supported Living: Practical Methods That Stand Up to Scrutiny

Co-production fails when it is treated as a one-off meeting rather than a repeated practice. This article sets out practical methods to co-produce plans, routines and risk decisions in supported...

Reviewing and Updating Person-Centred Plans: A Governance-Led Approach

Person-centred planning must be dynamic to remain effective. This article explains how providers design review cycles, triggers and governance oversight to ensure plans evolve with people’s lives, risks and aspirations.

Embedding Person-Centred Planning Into Daily Staff Practice

Person-centred plans only improve outcomes when staff consistently translate them into daily actions. This article shows how providers embed plans into shift routines, supervision, and recording systems so planning drives...

Co-Production in Supported Living: How to Evidence Meaningful Involvement

Co-production must be visible in decisions, not just mentioned in principles. This article shows how providers structure involvement with people, families and advocates, manage disagreements, and evidence how lived experience...

Person-Centred Planning in Supported Living: A Practical Operating Model

Person-centred planning in supported living only works when it is treated as an operating model, not a document. This guide sets out how providers build planning cycles that translate wishes...