Worsening self-management barriers at home
Identify contextual barriers, agree shared goals in the person's own words, and write a handover that carries context, not just tasks.
Synthetic / educational simulationCommunity health
Person-centred context
Synthetic patient profile
Profile
Synthetic adult, 71 years (simulated), living with two long-term conditions
Setting
Community nursing home visit, simulated environment
Timeline
Single 50-minute visit (simulated), third visit this month
Narrative
Two appointments were missed. A written plan from the last visit is on the table, unopened. The heating is off and the person mentions the cost.
Goals & preferences
Simulated preference: 'I want to keep cooking my own meals and stay in this flat.'
Case objective
What this case practises
- · Social determinants
- · Health literacy
- · Shared goals
- · Continuity of care
Context
History & social context
History
- · Two long-term conditions (simulated)
- · Two missed appointments this month
Social context
- · Third-floor flat, lift out of service for three weeks
- · Heating limited due to cost
- · Reads little English; daughter usually translates but works nights
Stated preferences
- · Wants information spoken, not written
- · Does not want the daughter burdened