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Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS): Implementation Guidance

Conceptual Model: Adult Social Care Record (page 11 of 9) in Conceptual Model: Adult Social Care Record (chapter 8 of 10) within Adult Social Care Digital Social Care Record: Minimum Operational Data Standard (MODS): Implementation Guidance

Version: 0.2.1 Beta

Release date: 12.02.2024

Abstract: A visualisation of a conceptual data model for adult social care based on the International Standard EN ISO 13940:2016 and Contsys:2019

Keywords: Adult Social Care, Care Actor, Assessment, Care Plan, Instruction, Activity, Action, Administrative, Consent, Legal, Audit, Provenance, Conceptual Model, Adult Social Care Record, MODS, Minimum Operational Dataset, Data Standard

Contact Point: Jira Service Management

Overview:

%%{ init: { 'theme': 'base' } }%% graph TD accTitle: A visualisation of a conceptual data model for adult social care based on the International Standard EN ISO 13940:2016 and Contsys:2019 accDescr: This diagram shows how different people and groups work together to support someone who needs care. At the heart of it all is the person being looked after, surrounded by the important details that keep them safe, such as their legal rights and their permission for care. A team of professionals—which could be an individual, a small team, or a large organization—uses this information to provide support and make decisions on the person's behalf. By carefully watching and recording what they see (observations), these helpers can figure out the best way to plan the person's care and daily activities. These observations act as a guide: they tell the team what is happening right now and help them decide which actions or plans are needed to help the person live their best life. subgraph AuditCol [" "] Audit[Audit <br> Info.] end subgraph Main Model [" "] subgraph TopActors [" "] Org[Organisation] Team[Team] Person[Person] end CareActors[Care Actors] Subject[Subject of Care] Obs[Observations] subgraph LeftInfo [" "] Legal[Legal Information] Admin[Administrative Information] Consent[Consent Information] end subgraph RightActions [" "] Assessments[Assessments] Plans[Care Plans] Actions[Instructions<br>Actions<br>Activities] end Org & Team & Person --> CareActors CareActors --> |"Supports<br>Provides Care for<br>Takes Decisions on Behalf of"| Subject Subject --> |Refers to| Obs Legal & Admin & Consent --> |Concerns| Subject Subject --> |Performed for| Assessments & Plans & Actions Obs --> |Recorded| Assessments & Plans & Actions Obs --> |Influences| Assessments & Plans & Actions end

Care actors include People, Teams and Organisations who can have multiple roles where they Support, Provide Care for and/or Take decisions on behalf of the Subject of Care

Assessments & Care plans are performed for the Subject of Care and can be influenced by Observations about the Subject of Care. These result in Instruction, activity & actions which may result in further Observations being recorded which in turn may trigger ReAssessments & Care plan reviews.

Consent and legal information concerning the subject of care must be captured to inform the provision of care, as well as Administrative Information that will inform operational delivery of care.

All adult social care records must include Audit Information.

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