Creating Your Care Plan

Creating a good care plan. is a crucial step in the initial needs, care assessment process. particularly if you have recently been discharged from hospital. A successful process begins with a clear outline of your  unique requirements, which can vary significantly based on your health conditions, daily living needs and personal preferences.

Taking the time out to get organised and understand what you need, before your care needs assessment, or review is crucial, as it ensures that the right support will be in place to help you stay independent.

The Short Guide to Creating Your Care Plan and Self-Directing your Care Assessments is a useful tool.. It shows you the basic how to self-direct your local authority care assessment, and maintain some independence, even if you lose capacity, through options such as NHS Continuing Care, Self-Directed Assessments, Advance Statements, and Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).