Person Centered Planning

Person centered care sees the people using health and social services as equal partners in planning, developing and monitoring care to make sure it meets their needs. This puts people and their families at the center of decisions and seeing them as experts, working alongside professionals to get the best outcome. It is about considering people’s desires, values, family situations, social circumstances and lifestyles; seeing the person as an individual, and working together to develop appropriate solutions.

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There are many different aspects of person-centered care, including:

• Respecting people’s values

• Putting people at the centre of care

• Taking into account people’s preferences and expressed needs

• Coordinating and integrating care

• Working together to make sure there is good communication, information and education

• Making sure people are physically comfortable and safe

• Emotional support

• Involving family and friends

• Making sure there is continuity between and within services

• Making sure people have access to appropriate care when they need it