Yasmin, a care worker at the residential care home you manage, has come to you with an idea to make resident records more easily accessible.

She suggests that individuals’ records should be kept in their bedrooms so they are more accessible to those who need to access them. She also recommends hanging up a whiteboard in the reception area with notes on the care needs of each resident.

1. How would you respond to Yasmin?
2. How can you encourage her, and other care workers, to come to you with their ideas and suggestions in line with legislation and care standards?

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