Care Plan Template template | AML Consultancy Solutions

About this document

What it’s for

A complete care and support plan for one person, written with them. It starts with a one-page profile and the person’s own outcomes, then sets out how staff should support them in 18 areas of daily life, with risks, consent, emergency information, agreement and a review log. It is designed to meet CQC Regulation 9 (person-centred care).

When to use it

After the needs assessment and before care starts (or within the first 48 hours of an urgent start)
For home care and care home services – delete areas that do not apply
As the working document staff follow, kept up to date at every review

What’s inside

The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.

Section 1 – About me
Section 2 – My one-page profile
Section 3 – My outcomes
Section 4 – My visit schedule or daily routine
Section 5 – How I want to be supported
5.1 Communication, hearing and sight
5.2 Personal care, washing and dressing
5.3 Oral care
5.4 Continence and using the toilet
5.5 Skin integrity and pressure care
5.6 Moving around, transfers and falls
5.7 Eating and drinking
5.8 Medicines
5.9 Health conditions and healthcare contacts
5.10 Emotional wellbeing and mental health
5.11 Memory, thinking and making decisions
5.12 Relationships, social life and activities
5.13 Culture, faith, identity and sexuality
5.14 Sleep and night-time
5.15 My home, domestic tasks and shopping

How to complete it

Write it with the person and the people they want involved, using “I” and “my”
Complete Sections 1 to 4 first; then each relevant area in Section 5
Link each risk to a separate risk assessment where needed
Agree and sign it (Section 9) and record every review (Section 10)

Key points to check

Consent and capacity must be recorded for every significant decision
Review at least every [3–6] months and whenever needs change

Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.

Included in the pack

Care providers

£20

for every document in this category

Editable Microsoft Word files

Guidance notes in every document

Written for UK businesses

Download and keep

Get the pack See every document in this pack →

Need more than one category?

Documents All-Access gives you every category for 12 months for £295.

Compare options →

Need it tailored?

We can adapt any template to your business, or write a document from scratch.

Talk to us →

Care Plan Template

What it’s for

When to use it

What’s inside

How to complete it

Key points to check

Get In Touch

Quick Links

Company information

Legal