1. “If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.”

2. Glenda Roberts- Director of Care Services

3. Sue Hollingworth- Named Nurse

4. Michelle Rivarno – Key Worker

5. Martha Trust – Frances House

6. Aims Why Martha Trust wanted to change the way we support people
Discuss why we chose Person Centred Active Support to guide that change
Demonstrate how this has impacted on the individuals we support and the team and how it has improved quality of care.

7. History
Hotel model of support
Institutional care

8. Individuals do not participate in typical daily activities
Catering, laundry and domestic services provided

9. An Ordinary Life Is full of engagement:
Being occupied or being part of an activity
Doing something constructive with equipment or materials
Interacting with people
Taking part in a group activity

10. Person Centred Active Support What is it?

11. Essentials Every moment has potential Little and often
Graded assistance to ensure success
Maximising choice and control

12. Staff Comments Residents are able to learn new skills
Learning how much residents are able to do for themselves
Instead of doing things on my own the clients now help me and it is a pleasure for all

13. Staff now think about the impact on residents and how disabling it can be when they are not engaged
Given time I am amazed what the residents can do for themselves
Residents now have independence in areas of their own lives

14. Residents now are involved in their own lives rather than staff doing it for them
Daily activities have meaning
They live it themselves through engagement opportunity and appropriate support

15. Reflection ?
Think about a situation where quality of care has been compromised due to the assumptions of the people delivering the care about the abilities or capability of the individual they are supporting

16. ?
Do you know or a service or person who would benefit from Person Centred Active Support?

17. ? Do you want to know more about Person Centred Active Support?
Do you know where to get it

18. Any Questions

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