The Care Plan is here!

What is a care plan?

A Care Plan includes:

• Services involved in your care
• Goals you want to work toward. For example, these can range from losing weight or stopping smoking, to going out more or going back to work
• Actions that will help achieve these goals
• Other partners in your care (such as GP’s, housing services)
• Reviewing progress

How do we do it?

• You can ask for a Care Plan or your worker will offer you one
• Preparing the Care Plan may take one or more visits
• Usually your Care Plan will be printed for you to keep
• We will provide you with a folder for your Care Plan

What are the benefits of the Care Plan?

• You are actively involved in your care
• Allow us to connect you to services you need
• Good communication between us
• You can talk about anything that might be worrying you. For example, some people might want to talk about how they feel lonely or anxious.
• Identify barriers that stop you achieving your goals
• We can monitor your progress together
• Focus on improving and maintaining health as well as dealing with problems as they arise
• Supports you to manage your long term care

When should we work together on a Care Plan?

Is your information secure?

• We protect your privacy and confidentiality and comply with privacy laws.
• If you consent a copy of your Care Plan can be given to outside providers involved in your care.