Tuesday, 28 February 2012

The right to take risks: service users' views of risk in adult social care

The right to take risks: service users' views of risk in adult social care:

Do people who use adult social care services want to be able to take risks?

People who use adult social care services identify different risks to those commonly identified by professionals and policy-makers. Many fear losing independence, which suggests that risk assessments need to have independence as their starting point. There is a particular need to reach into mental health and residential care services to find ways of enabling people to realise their independence. Joseph Rowntree Trust

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