Writing Lives, Not Just Plans
A Compassionate Guide to Person- Centred Care Planning
By Dennis Cal-ortiz Pantua
This empowering guide transforms care planning from paperwork into purpose.
Written for everyone in the care community - carers, nurses, managers, kitchen and housekeeping teams, maintenance staff, volunteers, and families - it shows how to create care plans that are clear, compassionate, and CQC-compliant.
Using the "Care-Planning Spine" - Current Strengths → Identified Needs → Aim of Plan → Plan of Action → Desired Outcome - Dennis Cal-ortiz Pantua demonstrates how to write plans that truly reflect the resident's voice, promote dignity, independence, and choice, and bring everyday care to life.
With real-world examples, reflection boxes, SMART guidance, and person-centred tools, this book turns documentation into a daily act of empathy and respect.
"Good care planning isn't just writing tasks - it's writing lives."
