What's Included on Our Personal Care Service

Eating


If needed, the home may provide assistance with eating as follows:

  • Supervising and cueing clients who are at risk for choking or aspiration
  • Altering the texture of food IE: cutting into bite-sized pieces, chopping, and/or purecing of solid foods
  • Feeding clients as indicated

Toileting


If needed, the home may provide assistance with toileting as follows:

  • Reminding clients to visit the bathroom regularly
  • Supervise or provide stand-by assistance while toileting
  • Assistance with use of a bedside commode, bed pan or urinal
  • Changing of briefs or pads and incontinence as necessitated

Transferring


If needed, the home may provide assistance with transferring as follows:

  • Supervision or standby assistance with transfers
  • One-person assistance with transfers
  • Provide Hoyer lift transfers as indicated

Walking


If needed, the home may provide assistance with walking as follows:

  • Reminding client to use assistive devices
  • Cueing clients on correct use of all medical devices
  • Standby or contact assistance with or without the use of gate belt during walking
  • Encouraging regular exercise

Positioning


If needed, the home may provide assistance with walking as follows:

  • Cueing and reminding the clients to change position or turn
  • One person assistance with changing position or turning while in bed or chair
  • Provide turning on a regular two (2) hour schedule for clients at high risk for skin breadown/bedsores