What dignity means to us

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What dignity means to us ways to embed
WHAT it means Treat everyone as an individual
and personalise care.

• HOW and TOOLS TO EMBED
• Use PCCP well
• Include life family stories, aspirations and
  plans to achieve
• Ensure choice offered and known routines,
  activities, hobbies, food, clothes, hair,
  jewellery, make up
• Use My morning routine and personal preferences
  exercises
• Involve right people to produce
• Regular meetings with family friends and
  review and update (people change)
• Use Dignity means to me films and SCiE films
• Use of items from past and Memory boxes
• Understand individual support required
• Play music individuals like
• Dont be judgemental / use stereotypes / make
  assumptions Use Look at Me film
• Challenge inappropriate care Good
  whistle-blowing policy
• Use of Key Workers
• Have Dignity on agenda at every team meeting,
  Recognise and praise good staff /role modelling
  (Employee of the week, Care Awards)

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What dignity means to us ways to embed
WHAT it means Mindful / Polite communication

• HOW and TOOLS TO EMBED
• Appropriate use of names (use PCCP)
• Right / sensitive language (verbal and body)
• Good use of various communication tools
• Role modelling and recognise praise best
  practice
• Good Shift handover communications

WHAT it means Privacy

• HOW and TOOLS TO EMBED
• Use Privacy policies knock before entering,
  dressing and undressing etc
• Time and privacy when going to the toilet
• Careful use of information on PCCP

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What dignity means to us ways to embed
WHAT it means Respect

• HOW and TOOLS TO EMBED
• Understand religious beliefs and practices
• Understand persons home not just your place of
  work
• Make eye contact
• Speak as you would speak to another adult not
  child
• talk with / to - not at, give time to answer and
  dont presume know best.
• Sensitive management of personal care
• Use Perception Dignity (Manikin) exercise
• Listen properly and actively - Get opinions /
  choice / involvement

WHAT it means Empowering and Freedom

• HOW and TOOLS TO EMBED
• Active Support Independence
• Person Centred risk assessments to empower not
  just protect
• Use Changing the Power Exercise
• Ask Care Practitioner to think about what
  Freedom is in various settings at home, hotels,
  car home prison