Investigating Person‐Centred Care Planning in Care Homes Across England: An Exploratory Study of Practices and Contextual Factors

Jacqueline Damant*, Yuri Hamashima, Madalina Toma, Nick Smith, Jonathan Taylor, Thais Caprioli, Sarah Jasim, Laura Prato, Hugh Mcleod, Clarissa Giebel, Clarissa Giebel, Michele Peters, Lynne Wright, Anna Ferguson Montague, Martin Knapp, Anne-Marie Towers

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract


Aims
To report how person-centred care principles are applied to care planning and to explore the contextual factors affecting their implementation in older adult care homes in England.

Design
A combined framework analysis and quantitative content analysis study.

Methods
Using a semi-structured questionnaire, we interviewed 22 care home managers in England, exploring topics around care planning processes. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analysed through a combined framework approach and content analysis.

Results
Most care home managers discussed person-centred care planning in terms of understanding residents' values and preferences and their engagement in decision-making. Factors facilitating person-centred planning implementation included accessible planning tools, supportive care home leadership, effective communication and collaborative partnerships. Inhibiting factors included regulatory and care practice misalignment, time constraints and adverse staffing conditions.

Conclusion
Differences between care home practitioners' understanding and practice of person-centred care planning require further examination to improve understanding of the sector's complexity and to develop suitable care planning instruments.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
Early online date7 Apr 2025
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 7 Apr 2025

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 The Author(s). Journal of Advanced Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Research Groups and Themes

  • NIHR ARC West
  • HEHP@Bristol

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