The process of evaluating a person’s needs, wishes, strengths and preferences, as well as identifying any relevant risks associated with them.
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Assessmentsare performed for the Subject of careand can be expressed by a Proxy for subject of care if the Subject of care does not have Mental Capacity.
Care Actors perform, complete and authoriseAssessments of the:
of the Subject of care.
Needs, Risks, Safeguarding concerns,Strengths, Wishes and Preferences are recorded as Observationsin referenceto the Subject of careduring an Assessment. Observations are recorded before, during (and after) Assessments. Observations about the Subject of care made before the Assessment should be available during the Assessment as they can influence both assessment and care planning processes.
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Risk Assessments identify Risks and Safeguarding concerns, as well as recording the reason for the risk assessment, any Care Actors that the Risk involves and whether theSubject of carehas an understanding of the risks. Risks can include information about trigger factors, relapse indicators and information about the Care Actors who should be informed.
Mental Capacity Assessments, includes a narrative of whether an assessment of the mental capacity of the Subject of care has been undertaken. The narrative statement includes what capacity the decision relates to, the outcome of the assessment and the best interest decisions if person lacks capacity. Mental Capacity Assessmentrecords should include a reference to the location of the Document where the mental capacity assessment is recorded.
Assessmentrecords should include details about the scheduled Reviews.
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