Writing Lives, Not Just Plans

By Dennis Pantua

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."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GMWQPVF5
• ISBN13: 9798233178818
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Dennis Pantua
• Length: 92 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"