Personal Care
MIA LEGASPI
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
FACILITATOR & COACH
Disability Support Care Services Brisbane Ipswich QLD
Personal care is available for any daily tasks you may need support with, such as bathing, showering, applying creams and lotions, dressing and toileting, all in the comfort of your own home.
Working within your regular daily routines, and ensuring that support we offer is specifically tailored to your specific needs, a fully trained carer or support worker offers discreet and professional personal care in the way that is most comfortable to you.
The Project Scope
Personal care is a term commonly used to define the range of services put in place to support an individual with personal hygiene and toileting, along with dressing and maintaining your personal appearance.
With home care, you have the choice of having a visiting carer – someone who visits at set times of the day or even overnight – to provide the support you need. If you require ongoing support, it may be best to have a live-in carer, living at home with you to provide 24 hour care.
We believe in the importance of an ongoing support service and interacting with the same familiar faces, especially when it comes to personal care. Contact us to find out more about how we can support you or a loved one.
Disability Support Care Services Brisbane Ipswich QLD
What is personal care?
Personal care refers to private hygiene and toileting with support of personal care , along with dressing and maintaining your personal appearance.
Personal care will cover many aspects of daily living such as:
- Bathing and showering, including bed-baths
- Applying lotions and creams as required
- Applying make-up, and hair care
- Support moving position in bed, to stretch and prevent bed sores
- Helping you to the toilet, including using a commode or bed pan
- Dressing and getting ready for bed
- Oral hygiene
- Help with shaving
- Changing or maintaining a stoma or catheter bag, or other form of clinical intervention
OBJECTIVE
In getting to know you as a person, your individual care plan will focus on your likes and dislikes, the hygiene or beauty products you want to use and what , and who you feel most comfortable with. Particular tasks, such as cutting nails, shaving and diabetic foot care, will always be outlined in your support plan with specific instructions for your carer.
TOGETHER AS ONE
Each carer is trained to provide personal care in a way that is discreet and respectful of your personal space. All carers are professionally trained where they learn the importance of respecting & enabling your dignity and independence at all times.
Carers are trained to provide all aspects of personal care, there may be some things you’d prefer to do for yourself. Our carer’s will always give you space when you want it and encourage your independence at all times.
OVERVIEW
To help you regain your independence and personal respect and live a happier healthier and enjoyable independent life.
Personal care for someone living with dementia
It is common for someone who is living with dementia to need help & support with personal care. But this can be difficult if that person is experiencing anxiety and confusion over who people are and shame and embarrassment over more intimate activities such as bathing and dressing.
We train our carers to understand and respect all forms of anxiety and aggression from someone who is living with dementia. They offer gentle encouragement and support to help your loved one feel at ease. Sometimes it’s as simple as offering extra space, or even demonstrating the task for them.
Building trust is always important, our carer’s can build a trusting & ongoing relationship. The carer will support your loved one’s independence as much as possible, allowing your loved one to make decisions & choices for themselves, such as what they’d like to wear, and keeping to the daily routines they are accustomed to.
We provide dementia training to each of our carers. We have a team of highly trained specialists here to help with achieving your loved one’s independence. We provide assistance on support if you or your family are struggling.
To find out more or get in touch with us to speak to one of our professionals.
Arranging support for a loved one
Sometimes personal care matters can be difficult for a close family member of friend to carry out, with some feeling awkward about a change in relationship or uncomfortable about completing the more intimate tasks.
Like all forms of care, support with personal care is built completely around your individual needs and personal routines. If you like to wash before breakfast or have a bath before going to bed, a carer will happily follow your schedule, letting you live the way you want.
With home care, you have the choice of having a visiting carer – someone who visits at set times of the day or even overnight – to provide the support you need. If you require ongoing support, it may be best to have a live-in carer, living at home with you to provide 24 hour care. Read more about what live in care covers here.
In instances like these, it can be much easier for a trained carer who is accustomed to supporting with personal care to step in and help. Choosing someone that your loved one feels comfortable with – whether they are male, female, young or old – means that carer becomes a regular friendly face offering gentle encouragement, and even an extra source of support.
Please get in touch if you’d like to speak to one of our home care experts about elderly care or the other types of support we have available.
- Organization: Achieve Support
- Project coordinator: Mia Legaspi
- Author/Founder: Mia Legaspi
- Organization Development Manager: Mia Legaspi
Contact Us
Address:
PO Box 342 Redbank Ipswich
QLD 4301 Australia
Phone:
0414418432
