Understanding
Compassion and empathy underpin our care and support. We recognise the importance of families and significant relationships in every person’s life. By listening and understanding, we deliver care that not only supports the individual but also strengthens the bonds that matter most to them.
Safe
Safety is our priority. From the people we care for to the people we employ, everyone has the right to feel protected from harm. We uphold the highest standards in safeguarding, governance, and training to make sure safety is never compromised.
The people we support can often present with needs that are defined by medical terminology or labels. Whilst we should acknowledge a person’s disability, illness or disease, this should not define them as a person. However, the focus should not be on the deficit the disability, disease or illness may have on their life, but on the strengths and resourcefulness the person has in a framework that encompasses wellbeing and belonging.
Too often, people with a disability, whether physical or mental, resign themselves to a life that is less than those who are perceived to have ‘ability’. Let’s look at the mere history of the terminology used.
There are various quotes and historical meanings, they all however, have the same thread of dis = “lack of” and ability = “having sufficient power or means”.
Notably, using such terminology implies a focus on what a person cannot do. We also need to be respectful of communication and the language we use.
Not just in verbal conversation but in written documentation, which so often focusses on the deficit and its effect on activities of daily living, therefore loses the focus of wider holistic wellbeing.
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