Nourish Support Planning Guidance
Modified on: Mon, 18 Nov 2024 8:46 AMNourish Section |
Advice |
PERSONAL HYGIENE | Support Plan heading – you can add new headings for plans if needed. Always ensure a review date is inserted at the bottom of the plan (and it will appear at the top too). |
Next Review Due 22/10/2024 | |
IDENTIFIED NEED | Identified need – this is a brief description of the support that the person needs (and this should be stated in their local authority care assessment) |
Frank needs physical support with bathing, oral care, hair and nail care. He needs occasional prompting to use the toilet and dressing. | |
LEVEL OF NEED | |
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PLANNED OUTCOME |
Planned outcomes – the outcome(s) are the goals that the person is aiming to achieve. The outcome should also state the impact of achieving the support intervention, such as promoting independence, improving wellbeing and quality of life, reducing loneliness etc.
It's not about what staff need to do – that’s covered in the next section. |
Frank will feel clean and comfortable, and he will maintain good physical and emotional health by having daily personal care. He is developing skills with teeth brushing. | |
HOW TO ACHIEVE OUTCOMES |
How to achieve outcomes – this is the description of how the person needs and wants to be supported. It’s about the interventions that support staff should take. If the person has been involved in creating their own plan, write in the first person – ‘I like to have my bath at 9pm’. If you’re writing on behalf of the person, use their name and write in the third person – ‘Frank likes to have his bath at 9pm’. Try and stick to the same pronouns throughout. Keep in mind that some staff may be supporting the person for the first time – include sufficient detail. Keep the description person-centred, including the person’s preferences, routines and quirks as well as their needs.
Include the steps you need to take to encourage choice and promote independence.
Structure the text using headings if there are several support themes (like this plan). This makes it much easier to read and locate information. (Nourish doesn’t currently have the option to underline, use bullet points or bold text, but you can cut and paste bullet points from Word)
If there’s a lot of information about how the person needs to be supported with several different things, don’t forget you can create a separate support plan for some or all if needed e.g. bathing for someone with complex needs. |
Bathing/washing
Hair, shaving and nail care
Oral care
Using the toilet
Dressing
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INTERACTIONS |
Interactions- Select relevant interactions for this support plan and add to timeline. |
Personal Care - AM Personal Care – PM Water temperature check |