Personal care: assisting the client with daily self care to support them to maintain their independence and their preferred level of hygiene and grooming. Trained staff can prompt, assist or complete personal care tasks dependent upon client needs and preferences:
• showering, sponge wash, maintaining oral hygiene
• shaving, hair management
• dressing, grooming, applying compression stockings
• assistance with using the toilet and continence management (including product advice)
• medication monitoring and applying non prescribed creams
• medication management (assisting taking medication prescribed by the Doctor)
• hearing aid and/or glasses management
• assistance with mobility (transfers in/out of bed, chair, toilet etc), pressure area care/management
• assistance with eating
• assistance with educating the client, carers and family members in relation to personal care tasks.
Staff are trained and skilled in supporting older people and people living with dementia.