Personal Care Services

● Assisting with eating, including:

     ● preparing food for clients with eating 

        difficulties by cutting or pureeing 

     ● monitoring food and liquid intake 

     ● following special diets 

     ● observing eating behaviors 

     ● monitoring eating safety risks such as 

        swallowing and choking  

● Bathing assistance, including:  

     ● bed bathing 

     ● sponge bathing 

     ● tub bathing 

     ● showering 

     ● perineal care 

● Using bath equipment, which includes:  

     ● tub seat 

     ● hydraulic tub seat 

     ● hand-held shower wand  

● Tooth care assistance, including:  

     ● brushing permanent teeth 

     ● flossing 

     ● using rubber pick 

     ● removing, cleaning, and inserting 

        dentures  

● Assisting/providing grooming services, 

   including:  

     ● shaving with an electric or safety razor 

     ● beard trimming 

     ● applying make-up  

● Assisting/providing hair care, including:  

     ● brushing 

     ● shampooing 

     ● styling  

● Assisting with bowel regularity, which 

   includes:  

     ● monitoring bowel movements 

        and appearance 

     ● following prescribed diets for bowel 

        maintenance  

● Assisting with transfers, including:  

     ● one or two person transfers 

     ● using transfer belts 

     ● using mechanical lifts 

     ● using wheelchair, walker and/or cane  

● Assisting with self-administered medication, 

   including:  

     ● reminding client to take medications 

     ● placing medication within reach of 

         the client 

     ● providing water for oral medication 

     ● opening pill bottles or dispensing 

        medications from blister packs, prepared 

        by a pharmacist 

     ● storing medications 

     ● reassuring the client that medication has 

        been taken  

● Assisting/providing basic skin care, including:  

     ● washing and drying 

     ● applying non-prescription body lotions 

        or creams 

     ● observing skin changes  

● Assisting with dressing, including putting on 

   support stockings, which do not require a 

   physician’s prescription  

● Assisting with nail maintenance, which 

   includes:  

     ● soaking 

     ● trimming 

     ● pushing back cuticles 

     ● filing  

● Emptying or changing external urinary 

   collecting devices, including catheter bags 

   and supra-pubic bags  

● Encouraging clients to perform normal body 

   movements, as tolerated  

● Encouraging clients to follow prescribed 

   exercise programs  

● Assisting with prosthetics such as 

   applying/removing/cleaning hearing aids and 

   limbs  

● Assisting with menstrual care  

● Assistance with urinals, bedpans and/or 

   commodes  

● Providing bowel and bladder incontinence 

   care  

● Assisting with positioning in bed, wheelchair, 

   and other chairs 

● Assisting with positioning cradles, rolls, and 

   pillows  

● Assisting with transferring back and forth from 

   bed, wheelchair, toilet, and chair  

● Providing colostomy care and emptying 

   ostomy bag  

● Emptying, cleaning, and changing urinary 

   drainage bags