Safeguarding Plan for Leo, Mrs. B, and Susi

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Safeguarding plan
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University
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Safeguarding plan
Summary of the reasonable grounds for concerns that have been established (Give a
summary of the investigation/assessment process and an analysis of allegation/concern
Safeguarding plans seek to provide care in relation to the aspects that the patient is facing as a
way of protecting them against the issues that they face. In most cases, this includes addressing
the risks of abuse through interventions that restore and assist the patient to meet personal needs
(Graham, 2016). From the cases, Leo presents the case of abuse where he risks being arrested in
possession of illegal packages. Since he has been delivering packages at a small fee but yet he
does not know what is in the packages, then the involvement in this nature of business presents a
risk to him. Further, he has been informed to stop the behavior and even banning him from the
pub but he insists the men are his friends since he has not been able to identify any problem of
abuse. The vulnerability of Leo is based on the exploitation of his down syndrome by the new
friends who are exploiting him without his knowledge. Thus the main issue here is the kind of
people that he is associating with and the risks that he could be exposing himself. The indicator
of concern here is the fact that his behaviors have changed, he frequents a local pub, is involved
in the delivery of packages for the new friends and the fact that the support staff tried to ban him
and he refused saying that he can do what he likes means that he has adopted completely
different behaviors are indicators of concern that show his life is getting out of hand. Being a
person with Down syndrome, Leo lacks the capacity to analyze situation well since his condition
impairs judgment.
The case of Mrs. B. who is admitted in hospital with a fall which has led to a reduction in
mobility thus requiring full support with personal care needs. She seems confused and thus
transitioning to home may be risky which calls for the need to admit her in a care home. Despite
the support persona and her daughter feeling that her needs will be met more in the social care
home, she insists that she does not want to go to the care home. This means that Mrs. B. requires
a care plan based on what the social care worker indicated as being able to be care at her home.
The risk that Mrs. B. presents here is that she does not want to go to the care home and the care
plan that needs to be developed at home has to meet her needs. The main issue here is
developing a care package that meets Mrs. B’s health needs. However, there is an issue of
concern where there is conflict between views of the physiotherapist and her daughter with those
of the social care worker and herself. This misunderstanding is a wrong indicator that may
compromise the health of the patient. From the case she has the capacity to make the health
choices on where she wants to heal from either the social care place or her home but I think
patient autonomy needs to be respected.
On the other hand, the case of Susi presents a woman who is lonely and only relies on social care
support. She has started seeing someone online and send her photos to the person. However, she
risks being exploited and abused since she has a moderate learning disability which the
individual may exploit. One risk that Susi presents is the fact that she has been married twice and
she is widowed and divorced at the same time. This means that her psychological wellbeing may
be weak thus risking her to a psychological breakdown. The main issue of concern this is the
exposure that Susi may be leading herself to which can lead to online abuse. The main indicator

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that shows this is a problem is the fact she has started sending her photos to a stranger without
knowing exactly what she has gotten herself into. Despite that Susi has the capacity to make
decisions only if she is assisted to understand how to make the right decisions and choices about
the issues that she is facing.