Practical Tools for Better Support
Please note that this Toolkit is a Work In Progress and is unfinished. We are slowly producing the pages and forms, so there may be gaps. Any feedback from you about what we have already produced will be very welcome because it will help us to improve things as we go.
The following forms are linked to the EmpowerAbility Standards.
Each form reference shows which Standard it mainly supports. The first number identifies the relevant Standard, while the second number shows the form’s place within that Standard.
For example, EA-4.05 is the fifth form linked to Standard 4 · Safe, Healthy & Secure Living.
This system makes it easy to see how each form supports the EmpowerAbility Standards and helps put them into practice.
| Ref | Form | Description |
| EA-1.01 | Rights, Consent & Legal Authority Record | Consent, capacity considerations, decision support, representatives, advocacy, POA/guardianship and restrictions/legal authority |
| EA-4.01 | Risk, Safety & Emergency Plan | Individual risk assessments, positive risk-taking, safety planning, emergency arrangements and individual contingency planning |
| EA-4.02 | Accident, Incident, Near-Miss & Safeguarding Report | One event form with sections that appear according to event type; injuries, witnesses, safeguarding, immediate action, notifications and follow-up |
| EA-4.03 | Medication Management Record | Medication support assessment, consent, self-administration, MAR where required, PRN information, stock/receipt/disposal and medication review |
| EA-4.04 | Health & Wellbeing Record | Key health needs, allergies, appointments, professional instructions, significant health events and health monitoring where required |
| EA-4.05 | Fire Safety Management Record | Fire risk assessment, alarm tests, emergency lighting, fire doors, equipment, escape routes, drills, servicing, defects and actions |
| EA-4.06 | Personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) | Only created where somebody needs individual evacuation arrangements |
| EA-5.01 | Property, Safety & Maintenance Record | Premises safety assessment, repairs, equipment, gas/electrical evidence, water safety where relevant, adaptations, accessibility and maintenance |
| EA-6.01 | Person-Centred Support Plan | The master individual record: needs, strengths, communication, preferences, routines, relationships, independence, outcomes and support |
| EA-6.02 | Support Review & Outcomes Record | Formal reviews, progress, changing needs, goals/outcomes, actions and changes to support |
| EA-6.03 | Daily & Significant Support Record | Day-to-day support notes plus significant observations/events without requiring separate daily-record forms |
| EA-9.01 | Service Event Register | Central register of accidents, incidents, safeguarding, medication errors, complaints and regulatory notifications |
| EA-9.02 | Complaints, Concerns, Compliments & Feedback Record | All feedback in one system, including response, investigation, outcome, learning and participation |
| EA-9.03 | Staff Management Record | Recruitment checks, PVG, registration, induction, training, competency, supervision and development for each worker |
| EA-9.04 | Quality, Compliance & Improvement Record | Audits, self-evaluation, regulatory checks, improvement actions, lessons learned and evidence of completion |
| EA-9.05 | Service Management Register & Dashboard | Policies/document control, review dates, insurance/certificates, staff compliance, support-plan reviews, fire checks, maintenance, incidents and outstanding actions |