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Writing Lives, Not Just Plans

by Dennis Pantua

Care planning centered on the person

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Care planning centered on the person

Dennis Pantua’s guide presents care planning as a practical process for reflecting an individual’s strengths, needs, aims, actions, and desired outcomes. Its “Care-Planning Spine” gives that process a clear sequence, while examples, reflection boxes, SMART guidance, and other person-centred tools connect documentation with daily care. The description emphasizes residents’ voice, dignity, independence, and choice, and identifies CQC compliance as part of the guide’s scope. It addresses the wider care community, extending beyond nurses and carers to include managers, support teams, volunteers, and families.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Care staff seeking a structured approach to writing person-centred care plans
  • Managers and support teams involved in care documentation
  • Families and volunteers interested in dignity, independence, and choice in care

Themes

Person-centred careCare planning and documentationDignity, independence, and choiceCollaborative care

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Book overview

Writing Lives, Not Just Plans

A Compassionate Guide to Person- Centred Care Planning
By Dennis Cal-ortiz Pantua

This empowering guide transforms care planning from paperwork into purpose.
Written for everyone in the care community - carers, nurses, managers, kitchen and housekeeping teams, maintenance staff, volunteers, and families - it shows how to create care plans that are clear, compassionate, and CQC-compliant.

Using the "Care-Planning Spine" - Current Strengths → Identified Needs → Aim of Plan → Plan of Action → Desired Outcome - Dennis Cal-ortiz Pantua demonstrates how to write plans that truly reflect the resident's voice, promote dignity, independence, and choice, and bring everyday care to life.

With real-world examples, reflection boxes, SMART guidance, and person-centred tools, this book turns documentation into a daily act of empathy and respect.

"Good care planning isn't just writing tasks - it's writing lives."

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