Inclusive practice
Smith’s court is a dual registered care home with
approximately 30 residents.
Outside of the care home, there is a piece of grassland,
which both the owner’s and residents of the home are keen to turn into a garden for
the resident’s enjoyment.
The budget for the garden is being met from the residents
welfare fund, used for trips/outings and special events.
The manager of the home discusses with the residents the
type of garden they would like to see, and is clear that the money will come
from the residents welfare fund, so all decisions need to be made by all
residents.
The manager suggests the residents set up a focus group to
plan out they type of garden they would like to see created, and perhaps send
out a survey/questionnaire to all residents to gain their views.
The focus group includes residents of all abilities, and
they ensure that they speak to all other residents to gain their views on the garden.
The group member’s feedback to the manager, is that the residents would like a sensory garden…ensuring
visual, tactile and olfactonary plants, and that raised beds to be incorporated
for residents with less mobility. All residents have feedback that they would
like seating areas to be incorporated.
Residents had fed-back, that they wished to be involved in
the garden with planting including the choosing and planting of plants and
shrubs, maintenance of beds and watering, and would leave larger jobs to a
nominated gardener. Some residents have fed-back
that they would like to recommend a gardener for this role, and the focus group
decide to set up a tender for the remaining gardening work.
Exclusive Practice
Smith’s court is a dual registered care home with
approximately 30 residents.
Outside of the care home, there is a piece of grassland,
which owners of the home are keen to turn into a garden for the resident’s
enjoyment.
The manager decides that the piece of land would look good
with a pond and some koi carp , and some rose bushes planted around the
exterior of the grass, with the grass cut to a manageable length. She has her
garden at home like this, and thinks the residents will like this.
The manager sets up a meet with a local gardener and
discusses the plans for the garden, and agrees the cost of the work and a date
for this to go ahead. She plans to speak to two residents who are able bodied
and of sound mind, about them taking responsibility for the upkeep and
maintenance of the garden when it is completed.
The manager asks the gardener to keep the work a surprise
until it is finished.
6 weeks later the manager invites the local mayor and some
residents to an event to open the garden.
Compare these two
inclusive/exclusive practices. In your comparison, make sure you CLEARLY
compare the two cases fully.
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