The care-planning conference: Exploring aspects of person-centred interactions

The care‐planning conference: Exploring aspects of person‐centred interactions

Aim The aim of this study was to describe the care-planning conference from the participants' and researchers' perspectives, focusing on exploring aspects of person-centred interactions. Design A single-instrumental, qualitative case study design was used describing a care-planning conference taking place in the home of an older woman and her daughter. Methods Data collection consisted of o...

Person-centred planning in social care: A scoping review

The study describes how person-centred planning began, discusses the existing evidence base and explains why many practitioners find it an effective way to support people with social care needs. The authors take a critical but constructive look at the claims for person-centred planning in the context of current policy and service developments. They explore issues relating to service users, thei...

Dementia and the person-centred care approach.

Approaches to care that focus solely on biomedical needs are still rife in dementia; however, a person-centred approach is emerging that focuses on 'seeing the person'. This article explores the literature on person-centred dementia care to determine if it is an ideal rather than a reality. The background to the development of person-centred care is presented with reference to policies in place...

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