Advance care planning

A quick guide for registered managers of care homes and home care services

Published March 2019

Advance care planning can make the difference between a future where a person makes their own decisions and a future where others do.

This guide will help people to understand how advance care planning offers people the opportunity to plan their future care and support, including medical treatment, while they have the capacity to do so. It covers:

• Providing information
• Helping people decide
• Developing advance care plans
• Recording and sharing advance care plans