Person Centred Care

What is the positive impact centred care have on staff and residents in long care settings?

Firstly, in order to understand importance of the person centred care I will explain meaning of it. Person-centred care is a new ways of working together. It is based on individual values - their dreams, desires, way of life and inclusion. Focus on what matter to the people who needs care and their families. Service users are heart of care and decision making. Person-centred care sets the values, skills and tools which helps to promote choice and control for a service users. Is the foundation of person centred planning.

Long care settings is support services that can include group of sheltered housing, long stay hospitals, extra care housing, assisted

All those types of long care settings provide a personalised care that is tailored to needs of individual to continue to live as normally would but with that extra support.

In the past, people were expected to fit in with the routines and practices that health and social services felt were most appropriate. Not accounting needs of person receiving care and causing institutionalisation. In other words former treatment used by care services didn’t respect a belief, norm, social role, particular value or behaviour.

The person centred approach been developed by Carl Rogers (1902-1087) - American psychologist and psychotherapist representing the humanist trend, representative of the holistic approach to human psychology, he dealt with the psychology of personality. Rogers is a creator of the 'person-centered' non-selective psychotherapy system. He presented his theory in the book "Client-centered Therapy" (Client-Centered Therapy, 1951); author of several books on psychotherapy and personality. Rogers created therapies focused on the client. He decided to leave the patient great independence, do not subject to external corrective actions. He proved that success in the treatment depends on the attitude of the therapist. His therapy is based on the assumption that human abilities are so huge

Personalised care helping people to get better life by maintain as much independence as possible and whenever is possible improve their degree of independence. Helping to find the balance. Centred care ensure residents care and support needs being met. People being seen as individuals in other words people are the expert about their own health and care. Implement their rights and understand responsibilities. Treating people with dignity and respect and ensuring that they have their choices and preference listened to. Improve the experience people have of care and help them feel more satisfied encourage people to lead a more healthy lifestyle, such as exercising or eating healthily. Encourage people to be more involved in decisions about their care so they get services and support that are appropriate for their needs. Impact on people’s health outcomes, such as their blood