An assessment can sound formal. It is also a chance to help the team understand the person behind the information.
An assessment is the opportunity to discuss the person’s needs in enough detail to consider whether the home can meet them. A viewing cannot replace this process.
A practical way to begin
Include things that go well as well as areas where help is needed. Preferences about privacy, communication and routines can be as useful to a discussion as a list of tasks.
Your discussion checklist
- Ask who will undertake the assessment
- Confirm the person’s involvement and consent arrangements
- Prepare a summary of daily support
- Ask how professional information should be shared
Before you take the next step
Before the conversation ends, ask what remains to be checked, who will obtain it and when a decision might be discussed. Do not treat the assessment appointment itself as an offer of a place.
For a Farway Grange enquiry, call 01202 511399 or request a viewing.