Personal Care & Daily Activities Support
Hands-on or supervisory support with daily self-care tasks, delivered with dignity and respect, enabling participants to start and end their day in a safe, clean, and comfortable way.
Respectful, Dignified In-Home Personal Care
Maintaining daily personal routines is crucial for health, self-esteem, and independence. Our trained support workers provide assistance with daily self-care tasks with absolute dignity and respect.
Tailored Daily Routines
Whether you require active hands-on assistance or gentle supervisory prompting, we adapt to your preferred schedule.
- Dignity First: We focus on building comfortable relationships so that personal hygiene support is delivered with ease.
- Aids and Safety: Our workers are fully trained in the use of transfer hoists, shower chairs, and other mobility aids.
Key Goal
To maintain personal hygiene, health, and dignity; to live safely at home; to be ready for the day's activities.
Common Names
What is Included
- Showering, bathing, and dressing
- Grooming (shaving, brushing hair/teeth)
- Assistance with toileting and continence management
- Help with eating and drinking
- Mobility support within the home (getting in/out of bed, moving from room to room)
- Medication reminders or assistance (as per regulations)
- Support with applying skin creams or compression stockings
Real-World Scenarios
Morning Routine
Providing two hours of assistance each morning to help a participant get out of bed, showered, dressed, and prepared for breakfast.
Evening Routine
Providing evening support for a participant, assisting them to get ready for bed, ensuring they are comfortable and safe for the night.
Supervisory Support
For a participant with a psychosocial disability, our worker provides verbal prompts and encouragement to complete their morning routine and manage medications.
Fast-Track Intake
Have funding under code **0107**? Submit an online referral or speak with our Intake Coordinator to start matching support workers within 24 hours.