Our principles are:
- dignity and respect
- listening and responsive
- inclusive and accessible
- team around the person
- strengths-based
- empowerment
- think community’
- legally literate
- safeguarding
- openness
- accountability
- learning
A Better Life for All - Adult Social Care strategies
Our vision
Our vision is of a county where no one is unfairly excluded or disadvantaged due to disability, age or frailty and where everyone can enjoy life as they age.
Our mission
We want everyone in Dorset to have the right help, in the right place, at the right time, enabling individuals to live the lives they choose, in the places they call home.
Our approach
Guided by Social Care Futures, our approach is focused on prevention, personalisation and partnership. We promote independence, encourage early intervention and ensure Adult Social Care is recognised as a proactive and empowering part of local life.
Our mission
We want everyone in Dorset to have the right help, in the right place, at the right time, enabling individuals to live the lives they choose, in the places they call home.
Our approach
Guided by Social Care Futures, our approach is focused on prevention, personalisation and partnership. We promote independence, encourage early intervention and ensure Adult Social Care is recognised as a proactive and empowering part of local life.
Our mission
We want everyone in Dorset to have the right help, in the right place, at the right time, enabling individuals to live the lives they choose, in the places they call home.
Our approach
Guided by Social Care Futures, our approach is focused on prevention, personalisation and partnership. We promote independence, encourage early intervention and ensure Adult Social Care is recognised as a proactive and empowering part of local life.
Principles
Our principles are:
- dignity and respect
- listening and responsive
- inclusive and accessible
- team around the person
- strengths-based
- empowerment
- think community’
- legally literate
- safeguarding
- openness
- accountability
- learning
Dorset context - key factors:
- A growing older population
- increasing diversity and complexity of need
- a dynamic care market
- a thriving voluntary and community sector
- a rural geography impacting service access and delivery
Commitments:
- we put people at the heart of everything we do, listening carefully and adapting services to meet individual needs
- we treat everyone with dignity and respect, promoting inclusion, accessibility, and empowerment
- we focus on people’s strengths, networks, and aspirations, helping them live independently and make informed choices
- we act with integrity, take responsibility for our decisions, and continuously learn and improve, ensuring safe and ethical practice
Priorities:
- support people early to prevent crisis, through improved access and early intervention
- expand housing options with care, helping older residents stay independent
- use technology and data to improve care, safety, and wellbeing - especially in rural areas
- strengthen mental health services and recovery pathways through better commissioning and lived experience input
- enhance reablement services to help people regain independence after illness or hospital stays
- offer carers 24/7 access to support through platforms like Bridgit
Partnership and collaboration:
- we are working closely with communities, carers, and service providers to design better support. We are working closely with communities, carers and service providers to design better support
- we share information and ideas openly with our partners to improve services together
- we want to build strong local networks to deliver joined-up care that makes sense to the person receiving it
- we encourage openness, collaboration, and honest conversations to drive meaningful change