Unit 515 Lead and manage group living for adults

1. Unit 515 Lead and manage group living for adults Key learning points Unit 515 (P3): Lead and manage group living for adults. 3978 Level 5 PowerPoint presentation 3

2. Key learning points • Group living environments are often seen as a ‘second best’ choice compared to independent living. • Group living environments have a negative association with institutionalisation and depersonalised, task-focused care practices. • Group living environments now need to take account of diversity, difference and personalisation issues. Unit 515 (P3): Lead and manage group living for adults. 3978 Level 5 PowerPoint presentation 3

3. Key learning points • The physical environment must function as both a safe, effective workspace and a personalised, domesticated living space. • Aspects of the physical environment impact on wellbeing and can be positively managed to do so. • Managers must ensure that care, support and daily living activities are provided in ways that adhere to the legal and regulatory framework of care. Unit 515 (P3): Lead and manage group living for adults. 3978 Level 5 PowerPoint presentation 3

4. Key learning points • Personalisation, respect for the individual and non-discriminatory practice are essential aspects of care practice in group living environments. • Staff working in group living settings need to identify and promote positive outcomes for residents (eg social relationships, less isolation, reduced loneliness). • Within group living environments, group dynamics impact on relationships and may result in conflicts and tensions that have to be addressed and managed. Unit 515 (P3): Lead and manage group living for adults. 3978 Level 5 PowerPoint presentation 3

5. Key learning points • Those in leadership and management roles have a responsibility to manage the dynamics of relationships between staff and residents. • The management of staff workloads and the use of staffing resources impacts on residents’ experiences of the group living environment. • Workforce planning is a critical part of management and leadership roles within group living environments, and is essential to ensure that both current and likely future staffing needs are meet. Unit 515 (P3): Lead and manage group living for adults. 3978 Level 5 PowerPoint presentation 3