A plan made by a care manager to help a family plan and arrange informal and formal services after an assessment is completed.
a written action plan which contains the strategies for delivering care to address individual's needs and problems.
A written statement of the service(s) a person can expect to receive following assessment. Included in the care plan are details about which organisation will provide the service(s), and who to contact if problems arise.
a form of workflow because it describes the steps for delivering healthcare to patients
a mechanism for co-ordinating the care of a patient by multiple members of a team involved in that patient's care
an outcome of a geriatric assessment , and is essentially an action plan for future care
a written description of the level of care someone needs and can expect to receive
a written multidisciplinary plan of management for the patient
a written statement developed for an entitled person/s which
indicates the presence of a care plan – i.e., a written plan developed to assure consistent care of an individual patient or for a specific disease. For materials about or how to develop care plans, see CINAHL subject headings: NURSING CARE PLANS or PATIENT CARE PLANS.
A care plan is a written plan that describes the care and support staff will give a service user. Service users should be fully involved in developing and agreeing the care plan, sign it and keep a copy. (see Care Programme Approach)
An agreed plan for looking after a child and meeting his or her needs, made by a placing authority under Children (Scotland) Act 1995 requirements.
A plan drawn up the social services specifying the kind of care a child is supposed to receive, such as reunification with the birth family, foster care, care in a children's home or adoption.
A complete written course of action for the ongoing care of the patient. This plan includes assessments, interventions, and continual evaluations, along with the responsibilities of the caregivers to ensure the comfort and well being of the patient.
(for all looked after children) is used to decide how a child should be looked after, for how long and what type of placement will best meet his or her needs
a document prepared by the patient’s responsible medical officer under Section 76 of the Act after a compulsory treatment order has been made. It lays out the forms of medical treatment and the other services the patient will be receiving while subject to the compulsory treatment order. This document should not be confused with the ‘proposed care plan’, which is prepared under Section 62 of the Act as part of the application for a compulsory treatment order.
A written plan of care created with your physician and home health agency staff. It tells what services you will get to reach and keep your best physical, mental, and social well-being. The home health staff keeps your doctor up-to-date on how you are doing and updates your care plan as needed.
The care plan compiled for a child/ren who is looked after voluntarily or is the subject of Care Proceeding. The plan should address the children's identified needs, how those needs might be met, aim of plan and timescale, other services, arrangements for contact, support in placement, likely duration of placement, contingency plan, arrangements for ending placement, who is responsible for implementing the plan, parents role in day to day arrangements, children's wishes and feelings. See Volume 3 DOH Guidance Family Placements. Paragraph 2.62.
This is a written plan formulated by a health care professional after an assessment has been done on the individual with a chronic illness or disability. The plan provides a detailed outline of the person's needs and what health services are required to meet those needs
A written plan for patient care. It indicates what services will be received whilst maintaining your best physical, mental, and social well being.
A written plan that describes the care and support that staff will aim to give a patient when they are in the community. Patients should be fully involved in developing and agreeing the plan. (See also CPA below.)
