Personal Care provides assistance with self-care tasks, mobility and activities of daily living that you may be unable to manage on your own due to illness, disability or frailty.
Our qualified Care Workers will assist you to manage these everyday activities in a safe and supportive manner.
Tasks that our Care Workers can assist you with during Personal Care:
| SELF-CARE |
| Bathing, showering, or sponging |
| Dressing and undressing |
| Shaving, hair care and grooming |
| Cleaning teeth |
| Toileting and use of continence aids |
| MOBILITY |
| Getting in and out of bed |
| Sitting, standing and walking |
| Transfer to commode, wheelchair, chair or vehicle |
| Use of appliances such as splints and callipers (client specific training required) |
| Use of hoists and lifters (with specialised training) |
| Prescribed exercise or therapy programs |
| MEDICATION |
| Monitoring self medication |
| SHOPPING |
| Assisted shopping (take you out to buy groceries and pay bills) |
| NUTRITION |
| Cooking and food preparation |
| Eating and drinking |
| OTHER ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| Hearing aids and communication devices (client specific training required) |
| Attendance at medical and other appointments |
| Accompanying you to community activities |
Building your confidence and capacity for community access by assisting you to:
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