Person-centred support is about valuing and respecting the person who is being supported. As a way of thinking about this you could start by reflecting on the sort of care you would like to receive. be polite to service user and their family be careful not to embarrass the service user help them do as much as they safely can for themself let them be alone when wanted share what they know about them only with people who need to know. (keep confideniality) ask them how they want to be cared for what they want ie food, assist to toilet/commode listen to them. explain find another way to care for individal that is safe and appropriate if unable to do so as usual ie if cannot stan/ lift as usual uswe hoist if in place and been assesed to use by managment in office.
Promote person-centred values in everyday work
Promoting person-centred values means carrying out your role in a way that respects the people you work with so that they can live the life that they choose to. This should not be any different from what you would want or expect should you need care and support. When you go about your day-to-day work you must always be aware of the individual person that you are providing the service for. You may see these values expressed in the following way: individuality, independence, privacy, partnership, choice, dignity, respect, rights, equality and diversity.
Person-centred approach and personalisation share the same values and essentially try to achieve the same goal. Personalisation may be seen as the entire process whereas a person centred approach is one of the ways of bringing about personalisation.
Working in a person-centred way
Your role is to help people choose the way their care needs are met and also to help them plan for the longer term. People’s choices will be different depending on the types of tasks you are doing together and their abilities. If a person makes a decision that you feel is risky,