Resident Involvement Toolkit Issue 1 | Page 9

Success, Satisfaction and Scrutiny: the Resident Engagement Toolkit Key Recommendations  99 E  stablish a clear case for involving residents linked to your corporate objectives 99 Get support from board and your Chief Executive to instigate culture change and embed involvement 99 Additionally link involvement to team and individual objectives so it becomes a consideration across your business 99 Communicate your reasons for involving residents and how their input will complement the knowledge of staff and board 99 Establish some key terminology (e.g. ‘One Team’) to help standardise communications and create a shared understanding of concepts 99 Promote the role of residents by offering meaningful opportunities and letting them identify routes forward 99 Act upon resident feedback and communicate the impact. 9