Personal Care
Personal care services from PentaCare are tailored to everyone's specific needs and preferences. Our sympathetic, discreet, and well-trained staff will ensure that your dignity and self-respect are maintained as we'd wish our family members to be looked after.
What is a personal care service?
Personal care refers to assistance and support with daily living tasks that ensure a person’s hygiene and well-being, as well as dressing and maintaining appearance.
Personal care typically involves:
- Bathing and Showering
Assisting with or supporting individuals to bathe or shower safely.
- Grooming
Helping individuals with tasks such as brushing hair, shaving and applying make-up.
- Oral hygiene
Your carer can help you with brushing your teeth and other areas of oral hygiene
- Dressing
Assisting with selecting appropriate clothing and dressing or undressing as needed.
- Toileting
Assisting with using the toilet, including transferring to and from the toilet and maintaining cleanliness.
- Incontinence care
Support and assistance provided to individuals who experience bladder or bowel incontinence.
- Mobility Assistance
Helping individuals move around safely, including transferring from bed to chair, wheelchair, or other surfaces.
- Meal preparation & feeding
Assisting with meal preparation, feeding, and hydration for individuals who require support.
- Skin Care
Providing assistance with skin care routines, including applying lotions or creams as needed.
- Medication
Prompting or administering medications.
- Light housekeeping
Assisting with basic tasks like laundry, bed-making, and light cleaning.
- Companionship
Providing social interaction and emotional support.
Benefits of Personal Care services
Personal care services offer a wide range of advantages that can significantly improve a person’s quality of life. Here are some of the key benefits:
Daily Living Assistance
Personal care providers can help with essential tasks like bathing, dressing, toileting, and incontinence care. This ensures proper hygiene and reduces the risk of infections or falls.
Increased Confidence and Self-Esteem
Maintaining a sense of independence and accomplishment in daily tasks can boost confidence and self-esteem.
Promoting Emotional Well-being
Personal care services go beyond physical well-being. They also focus on emotional well-being, which can significantly improve a person’s quality of life and maintain independence in their home.
Peace of mind for families
Knowing their loved one is receiving quality care can provide immense peace of mind for family members.
Our Care Professionals are highly trained in providing personal care, including assisting with moving and positioning, supporting with medication, helping with bathing or showering, and continence care. Before becoming personal care providers, they participate in a thorough induction training programme.
Every team member benefits from regular refresher training and quality checks to ensure a consistently high standard of care. Thanks to our detailed care assessment and tailored care plans, carers know exactly how clients like to maintain their routines.
Personal care from PentaCare is:
- Is dignified and respectful
- Maintains your preferred routine and lifestyle
- Takes place in your own home in familiar surroundings
- Gives peace of mind that your loved one is being cared for
- Helps families take a rest from caring
- Enables your loved one to remain living at home.
Our personal care services can be customized to meet each individual’s needs and preferences. Depending on the situation, services can be scheduled for a few hours a week or 24/7.