CARE PLANNING ARE YOU READY?
As care providers gear up for the busiest time of year, maintaining high-quality service amid the Christmas chaos can be challenging. In this article, Richard Weir, Senior Account Executive at Log my Care, shares three tips for effective care planning during the festive season.
The
run-up to Christmas
is the busiest time of year for care providers
and that’s saying something. As well as planning activities and entertainment for the people you support and facilitating additional visits from family members, there’s the admin-heavy side of care to consider, like scheduling rotas and contingency planning.
In this article, we’ll share our top tips for effective care planning over the festive period, so you can continue to deliver high-quality care, despite any staff shortages and holiday demands that come your way.
PERSONALISE CARE PLANS TO REFLECT
CULTURAL AND PERSONAL PREFERENCES This time of year can feel like Christmas overload, but not everyone celebrates it, and that should be respected. For some, Christmas might not be meaningful. They may wish to mark it differently or celebrate another religious holiday, such as Hanukkah, Pancha Ganapati, or Kwanzaa. Make sure you know what they prefer and put provisions in place.
Reviewing individual care plans can help care providers understand everyone’s preferences and needs during this period. This enables you to tailor care to individual traditions, dietary requirements, and religious practices. By marking the festive season in a way that resonates with the people you support, you can respect their individual wishes and help them maintain autonomy over how they celebrate – or don’t – during this busy time.
USE A CARE MANAGEMENT PLATFORM TO
KEEP ON TOP OF THINGS The festive season oſten brings reduced staffing levels, last-minute roster changes, and increased care demands. Using a care management platform gives care providers real-time oversight of their services at a glance. Features that incorporate live updates, allowing carers to access and update care plans on the go, mean that everyone has access to the latest information even when last-minute changes occur.
Task scheduling and tracking allow care managers to prioritise essential activities over the festive season and defer less critical
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tasks until the new year. This ensures essential activities aren’t overlooked even when care teams are under pressure.
Additionally, the data collected by care management platforms provides valuable insights, enabling proactive and preventative care, reducing the chance of unexpected incidents occurring and enabling care providers to stay one step ahead over the festive period.
SAVE TIME WITH INTELLIGENT ROSTERING
If there’s ever a time of year when care providers need a hand with rostering, this is it. Take advantage of intelligent rostering systems that use data-driven skills matching to suggest carers based on whether they're part of an assigned care team and their relationship and familiarity with the people they support. This approach ensures better continuity of care and keeps everyone happy as service users are teamed up with familiar faces over the festive period.
Organising your rotas well in advance means you can make contingency plans for the inevitable increased rate of absence across the festive period due to annual leave, holiday requests or unexpected events. This helps maintain the quality of care being delivered, even when things become challenging.
With Log my Care, care providers can personalise care plans, take advantage of data-driven rostering, and use technology to stay on top of things over the festive period. Empowering care teams to navigate the challenges of this busy time with confidence, ensuring high-quality, person-centred care throughout.
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