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[bigchris]

During my travels, soe folks have used the criticism that the "I" Care plan is unfair to residents, because staff are speaking for the resident.

I actually had one person come to me and say that I was lying about the resident and treating her unfairly....

Here is the deal folks....in the traditional careplan, we only focused on the issues that we wanted to fix in a very "sterile" way of speaking.

The "I" careplan does a few things... 1) It focuses on the strengths of the residents 2) It states the strength in a more positive manner 3) It uses a different way of thinking

For example- I enjoy getting up early in the morning and participating in morning/early afternoon activities.

Now, when this person saw that statement, she noted that the resident was not responsive, so I was lying when I said that for her....

Relaize that the statement is the same basic information of the traditional careplan, we just state it from the first person.

So, if anyone gets caught up in the language....point all of this out.

[turtle]

Well said Chris. I have also encountered this from some of the staff. It is difficult for some to understand that we are trying to look at things from the viewpoint of the resident. I just keep explaining in the hopes that one day they will get it. An another note, has anyone had any problems with state in regards to the I care plan. Any pitfalls that we should be aware of? We are expecting state any day now and I was just curious is there was anything specific they were looking at with these care plans.

Heather

[bigchris]

Heather,

I have found that the state surveyors have liked what they have seen with the "I" care plans. Any time we can make our documentation less clinical, the better!

Chris

[barkerallenbrett]

Along the care plan side of this ...can A.D. Asst. sign care plans and /or the MDS's? Where can I find this information? Please advise...

[turtle]

Thanks Chris. We just finished our survey and they were very impressed with the I care plans, especially from the activity and social services stand point. No activity tags or concerns either