Respectful support with everyday personal routines
We provide respectful and dignified personal care for adults who need assistance to manage everyday routines safely and comfortably at home. Support is tailored to the individual’s abilities, preferences and usual way of doing things. We encourage each person to do as much as they can for themselves while being available with the right level of assistance when needed.
Personal care is always delivered with sensitivity and respect for privacy, dignity, choice, culture and personal boundaries.
Personal care may include
- Washing, bathing or showering
- Dressing and undressing
- Grooming, shaving and hair care
- Oral care
- Toileting and continence support
- Assistance with mobility, transfers and repositioning, in line with the care plan
- Skin care and support to maintain comfort
- Morning and bedtime routines
- Support with eating and drinking, including monitoring food or fluid intake where required by the care plan
- Support with prescribed medication where assessed and agreed