# Draft a policy for a supported living or care service

A structured policy for a supported living or home care provider that maps to the regulations and standards that apply.

- Topic: Legal & Compliance
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Advanced
- Tags: Legal, Write, Fill-in Template, Step-by-step
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/draft-a-policy-for-a-supported-living-or-care-service

## Prompt

```text
Help me draft a policy for my supported living or care service.

**Country and region:** [e.g. "England", "Scotland", "Ontario", "California" — regulators and laws differ]
**Regulator:** [e.g. "Care Quality Commission (CQC)", or "not sure"]
**Service type:** [supported living / domiciliary care / residential / mixed]
**People we support:** [e.g. "adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults", "older adults", "mental health needs"]
**Policy needed:** [e.g. "overall supported living policy", "safeguarding", "medication support", "consent and mental capacity", "complaints"]
**Our current practice:** [how we actually do this today, staffing, and any recent inspection feedback]

Draft the policy with:
1. **Purpose and scope:** who it applies to and when.
2. **Legal and regulatory basis:** the laws, regulations, and standards that apply in my region (for England, typically the Health and Social Care Act 2008 regulations, the Care Act 2014, and the Mental Capacity Act 2005). List them and mark each as [CONFIRM CURRENT VERSION].
3. **Principles:** person-centered support, choice and control, dignity, independence, and positive risk-taking.
4. **Procedures:** step-by-step responsibilities for staff and managers, including assessment, support planning, review, and record keeping.
5. **Safeguarding and escalation:** what staff do if they suspect abuse or neglect, and who they contact.
6. **Consent and capacity:** how decisions are made when someone may lack capacity.
7. **Training and competence** required.
8. **Monitoring and audit:** how we check the policy is followed.
9. **Review date and version control.**

Write in plain language staff can follow. Do not invent regulation numbers or quote standards I haven't provided; mark them [ADD REFERENCE]. Have the final policy reviewed by a care compliance specialist or legal adviser before use, and check it against current guidance from my regulator.
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## What to fill in

- e.g. "Care Quality Commission (CQC)", or "not sure"
- supported living / domiciliary care / residential / mixed
- CONFIRM CURRENT VERSION
- ADD REFERENCE

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