Personal care includes assistance and supervision with everyday personal living duties such as personal hygiene and toileting, as well as clothing and grooming. Your care plan will describe your likes and dislikes, the hygiene or beauty items you wish to use, and what – and who – you feel most comfortable with as part of getting to know you as a person. Detailed instructions for particular chores, such as shaving and diabetic foot care, will always be included in your assistance plan. Each caregiver has received extensive training in providing personal care in a discreet and polite manner. They go through training to understand how to maintain your dignity and freedom at all times. Despite the fact that carers are trained to offer all elements of personal care, you may choose to do certain things for yourself. A skilled caregiver will always give you space when you need it and will work to increase your independence wherever possible.

Our Personal Care Services

• Bathing, showering, and bed-baths are all examples of bathing and showering.
• As needed, use lotions and creams.
• Getting ready for bed and dressing.
• Oral hygiene.
• Make-up application and hair care.
• Providing assistance with shaving.
• Foot care, especially if you have diabetes, it requires extra caution.
• Assisting you to the restroom, including the use of a commode or a bed pan.
• Cleaning intimate regions and changing continence pads.
• To stretch and avoid bed sores, encourage you to move around in bed.
• Changing or maintaining a stoma or catheter bag, or engaging in any other type of healthcare intervention.

Options for Personal Care

There are several duties to be carried out as personal care, and some of the examples are mentioned below;

• This could include the care of toenails and fingernails which is being taken care of by chiropodist when you are diabetic
• Care of the skin, supporting in getting up from the bed and going into bed in the evening.
• Changing of pad – ordering pad and ensuring that the correct size is ordered.
• Knowing differences between bathing and showering and giving people options to choose what they want.

 Benefits of Personal Care

• This makes you look nice and feel good.
• It prevents you from having infectious diseases and promote your confidence.
• This promotes your self-esteem and prevent you from spreading diseases to other people.
• It also makes you feel good both internally and physically.
• Part of advantages of personal care could be preventing the development and spreading of infections illness and bad odours.
• It makes you look fresh and younger in respect of any age.
• It makes you feel better and provides you maximum independence.
• Personal care by a carer means you can have more time for personal & social engagements and Peace of mind for your loved ones.