I’m in a lovely position of setting up a new service. I’m looking at outcomes. I would really value your views and experiences of different outcome measures. Especially if in a Social Care or Intermediate Care Setting.
I am working in social care, however I do not use a specific outcome measure. Most of the time the referrals are for moving and handling reviews. Thus observing care workers or unpaid carers, complete moving and handling tasks, making recommendations/introducing new techniques & or new equipment.
However, I have recently had a service user who specifically said he wanted to reduced his care package as it was costing a lot, approx £2000 a month. He felt he could manage his meals independently, with his kitchen trolley, which would mean the carers would not have to spend time making his meals thus reducing the time and consequently the cost.
I assessed this man as being safe to manage preparing a hot meal independently in his kitchen.
I am working in social care, however I do not use a specific outcome measure. Most of the time the referrals are for moving and handling reviews. Thus observing care workers or unpaid carers, complete moving and handling tasks, making recommendations/introducing new techniques & or new equipment.
However, I have recently had a service user who specifically said he wanted to reduced his care package as it was costing a lot, approx £2000 a month. He felt he could manage his meals independently, with his kitchen trolley, which would mean the carers would not have to spend time making his meals thus reducing the time and consequently the cost.
I assessed this man as being safe to manage preparing a hot meal independently in his kitchen.