Report on Resource Management, Innovation, and Vision in Adult Care

This report delves into the critical aspects of resource management, innovation, and vision statements within the context of adult care. It begins by defining sustainability in resource management, emphasizing the importance of long-term care outcomes and efficiency. The report then outlines the roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities for resource and human resource management, highlighting the significance of balancing resource priorities and managing employee performance. It also discusses the value of utilizing community assets and resources outside traditional sources. Furthermore, the report addresses strategies to improve staff recruitment and retention, focusing on open communication, employee benefits, and professional development. Finally, it explains the components of an effective vision statement, emphasizing its role in guiding healthcare institutions, motivating employees, and differentiating the organization from competitors. The report provides a comprehensive overview of key considerations for enhancing the quality and effectiveness of adult care services.

HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE ADULT CARE

Contents
Resource management in adult care................................................................................................1
Q: 2: Explain what sustainability in relation to resource management in adult care means. .1
What roles responsibilities, and accountabilities for resource management and Human
resource management, can be found within organisations to facilitate service delivery and
service management...............................................................................................................1
a) Resource management........................................................................................................1
b) Human resource management............................................................................................2
Q: 3: (c) improve recruitment and retention of staff?.............................................................2
Innovation and change in adult care................................................................................................3
Q: 7: Explain what should be included in a vision statement.................................................3

Resource management in adult care
Q: 2: Explain what sustainability in relation to resource management in adult care means
Sustainability in relation to Resource Management in adult care settings can be stated as
managing the resources in such a manner that its source is not depleted, so that the upcoming
generations can also get benefited from it. It takes an understanding of aim, planning and
commitment and expectations of senior management and staff. So in adult care, the sustainability
in relation to resource management means use the resources in such a way that it does not lead
long term decline in care outcomes and improve efficiency that ultimately enhances service
outcomes. In adult care, developing and maintaining sustainability is much wider than financial
sustainability. it means consider other factors involving training, environmental and management
issues. In Adult Health Care settings, people are encouraged to be responsible personally of their
own waste reduction as well as enhanced utilisation of recycling facilities. However, it should be
facilitated at institutional level. Promoting reduction in utilisation of disposable coffee and water
cups, clearly labelled recycling bins and encouraging staff members to utilise less paper while
preparing report are some ways through which sustainability can be promoted in adult care
settings. In the utilisation of remote technology two video conferences, host meetings and follow
up appointments via telehealth, major advances have been there. Use of telehealth along with
other digital platforms and remote monitoring of patients can enable routine check-ups and
consultations to take place without leaving the house, thus reducing emissions from vehicle used
in transportation. In adult care settings, cloud based reporting and remote meetings can enable
the health care professionals to provide appropriate care to the patients.
a) Responsibilities, and Accountabilities for Resource management to facilitate service delivery
and service management
The roles and responsibilities for resource management that can be found within
organisation to facilitate service management and service delivery is to balancing competing
resource priorities while delivering effective outcomes for individuals who use care services. For
example, support for disabled adults, resourcing personal budgets, workforce cost, preventive
strategies in order to promote wellbeing and safeguarding services for adult. Maintaining budget
while maintaining service quality is also the responsibility that comes under Resource
management. Managing adequate technology while delivering care services is the another
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responsibility that can be found within organisation to facilitate service management and service
delivery. Use of technology will help in gaining effective health outcomes in adult Health Care
settings. So, it is very necessary for the management of an organisation to manage all the
resources effectively in order to improve the care outcomes for patient and deliver high quality
care services to patients.
b) Responsibilities, and Accountabilities for Human Resource Management to facilitate service
delivery and service management
In facilitating service delivery and service management, the roles, responsibilities and
accountabilities for human resource management involves hiring and recruiting employees, on
boarding new hires, managing personnel, selecting compensation and benefits and
troubleshooting claims. In ensuring high quality health care to patients, human resource
management play significant role. The work at medical institutions carry out important tasks and
ensure that all the individuals follow procedures and policies. So, human resource managers play
integral role in monitoring the performance of staff members as well as the organisation. It is the
responsibility of Human Resource manager in adult care settings to consider needs of patients
and develop strategic plans for administering quality experiences through addressing the trends
in healthcare and set up standards for ethical practices in service management and service
delivery. Apart from this, recruiting highly skilled and knowledgeable care professionals is also
the responsibility of human resource management department in adult care settings which enable
organisation to facilitate service delivery.
Value of using assets and resources outside traditional sources and in the community
Using assets and resources outside the traditional sources and in community is highly
valuable. The community assets are collective resources that communities and individuals have
at their disposal, those that can be leveraged in order to develop effective solutions so as to
promote social inclusion as well as enhance the health and wellbeing of citizens of the
community. The assets involve associations, individuals and organisations. The assets and
resources outside the traditional sources can be utilised to enhance the quality of community life.
Q: 3: (c) improve recruitment and retention of staff?
In order to improve recruitment and retention of staff within adult care settings, developing
open communication between management and employees is one of the way. It can assist in
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fostering a sense of shared purpose and community. Regular meetings where employees can ask
questions and offer ideas and open door policies which encourage staff members to feel valued
within the organisation. Apart from this, providing employees with perks and benefits plays a
significant role in keeping the employees engaged, happy and healthy. Offering staff members
with financial rewards and other benefits for the work they have done and for their performance
will create a sense of satisfaction among them. This in turn assist adult care organisation in
improving quality of care services and ensuring delivery of high quality care to patients. In
addition to this, providing ongoing education, training and development and clear paths to
advancement is the way to improve retention of staff. Providing developmental opportunities to
employees help in make them feel valued in the organisation. This will help in Improving skills,
competencies and knowledge base of employees and enable them to provide high quality
services to patient. On the other hand, using tools to eliminate biasness and increasing efficiency
can help in improving the recruitment process by making it automated. Through using artificial
intelligence for screening, the biasness can be eliminated and the time per hire can be reduced.
Innovation and change in adult care
Q: 7: Explain what should be included in a vision statement
A vision can be defined as the ability to think about the future with wisdom or imagination.
A vision statement can be stated as an inspirational statement of idealistic emotional future of
organisation. It describes basic human emotion which a founder intends to be experience through
people the company interacts with, so it can actualize existential influence on the world. It
provides direction to the Health Care institution, and set a course towards future which tells
individuals in organisation about what the group believes, what kind of decisions to be made and
how to behave. As an outcome, a vision means to imagine a world which does not exist yet as
well as intense to inspire individuals to make it a reality. The main purpose of developing a
vision is that it serves as foundation for wider strategic plan. Apart from this, it motivates
existing employees as well as attract the potential individuals through clearly categorising the
goals of organisation and attracting likeminded people. In addition to this, it assists organisation
to differentiate itself from competitors and emphasize efforts of organisation and facilitate the
development of core competencies true directing the organisation to only emphasize on strategic
opportunities which advance the vision of company.
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For writing a good vision statement, it is necessary to ensure that it must be short, specific
and simple to the business and have some ambition. A vision requires to be aligned with the
values of organisation that owner want employees to exhibit as they do their work. A vision
statement must contain a summary statement which is memorable as well as improve the
effectiveness of vision statement through acting as trigger to rest of the vision in minds of
individuals who read it. The statement clearly depicts about the organisation, its operating
environment and dreams. Apart from this, a good vision statement must be written in present, not
in future tense and describe what the management of organisation think, feel, here, say and do. It
describes the best outcome that organisation can achieve and it is very necessary to ensure that
vision does not confuse with business objectives and goals for a specific period of time. Thus, it
does not administer numeric measures of success.
In addition to this, the vision statement uses unequivocal language and does not utilize
business speak or words such as maximise or minimise. Moreover, it evokes emotion,
unashamedly and obviously passionate. Though, it splits the hard vision aspects in what we hear,
see, and do from soft vision aspect in what individuals feel and think. It assists in developing a
picture, the similar picture, in minds of people. Developing a complex concept which includes
relationship building process, discovery and consensus development. For developing an effective
vision statement, it is very much necessary to learn about what is important to individuals in
community. The types of available evidence options include performing listening sessions or
public forums with community members to collect thoughts, opinions and ideas regarding the
way they would like to see the transformation in community. Holding focus groups with
individuals interested in addressing issue and obtaining interviews with individuals in leadership
and service positions is also that type of evidence to develop an effective vision. The vision must
be bold, innovative and depicts the core values of services which engages as well as inspire other
people for future of services.
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