Advance Care Planning 2 disc Premium Pack

We're pleased to announce the release of a new Advance Care Planning Premium Pack 2 disc pack (DVD & CD) - a complete training course,  with video and sound resources.  And it contains a licensed version of SHARP Records & Plans advance care planning template "What I want for the Future"

You get:

• "What I want for the future" advance care planning template in PDF format - allowing you to record your resident's wishes about their future in a consistent format and keep it with your care records.
• Video Interviews with renowned specialists in the field of Advance Care Planning
• Audio interviews with care home managers who have had practical experience of introducing ACP into their homes,  including a unique perspective from a care home resident
• and a complete set of all the documents you can download individually from this site,  all on one handy CD.  What a time saver!

and all for the low price of £49.95 including P & P. 

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Free Learning Pack available for you 

Advance care planning (ACP) allows older people to regain some control over the future, by helping to ensure that they receive support and care in accordance with their wishes. An advance care plan can be an important way to ensure dignity in later life.  As a staff member in a care home, you need to be knowledgeable, skilled and confident about discussing this vital issue with your residents.

We've designed a FREE Advance Care Planning learning pack to help you.  You can use this to give yourself a good grounding in ACP or to help train your colleagues.

Register to download the Advance Care Planning Learning Pack by creating an ACP User Account. If you've already got an ACP User Account, just login.

Registration is free, no-obligation, and not only gives you access to the free learning pack but also allows you to sign up to our regular email about advance care planning issues. You can unsubscribe from our mailing list at any time and we won't sell, pass on or misuse your email address.

What do people think about the learning pack?

Many practitioners and care home staff have already downloaded the learning pack, and it’s been trialled by staff in eight care homes across the UK. Their feedback is overwhelmingly positive:

“This is an excellent product which will provide much needed resources for training.”

Julie Jones, Chief Executive Officer at Social Care Institute of Excellence

More praise for the learning pack:

• “[I’m] more confident now about ACP and will be able to help other members of staff“
• ”Well planned and structured”
• "A fantastic, well thought out piece of work. All the sessions are really relevant to practice and this will enable staff to plan ahead and ensure their clients get the best possible care. Thank you."
• ”Thought-provoking new ideas to take back to the workplace”
• "It gave me more confidence”

What is ‘Advance Care Planning’?

None of us know what the future holds.  None of us know if or when we will need the support of others.

What is a certainty is that if that need arises, we would all like to be supported according to our wishes and preferences. It therefore follows that if carers, be they professionals or not, know what our wishes and preferences are, then there is a greater likelihood that we will be supported at all times as we would like, even if we are unable to say. This requires people to think about, discuss and then record their wishes, so that relevant carers know at all times these wishes and preferences. 

This is the process of ‘advance care planning’ (ACP). 

ACP is usually associated with End of Life Care. However, in care homes for older people there may be times other than at the end of life when a resident is not able to express their wishes and if an advance care plan has been recorded, this can help staff know how the person would like to be supported. So an advance care plan can aid a person’s dignity if they are cared for as they would like and it can enhance their sense of control over their lives. Many residents in care homes will need some support from staff to complete an advance care plan.

This site will help you learn more.