Personal care at home
If your elderly loved one struggles with everyday tasks such as showering, dressing or carrying out their daily routine, a Country Cousins carer can provide the essential support they need to remain safe, comfortable and confident at home.
Personal care at home makes it possible for someone to maintain their well-being and independence while receiving help with personal daily tasks. It allows your loved one to continue living in the place they love most – home.
What is personal care?
Personal care is the help and support of a professional carer to carry out everyday living tasks, such as:
- maintaining private hygiene
- toileting
- washing and bathing
- grooming and dressing
- caring for personal appearance
Personal hygiene plays an essential role in staying happy and healthy. Feeling clean, well-groomed and cared for can improve comfort, boost confidence and support overall well-being. Good hygiene is particularly important for older adults, helping to control and prevent illness such as skin infections and bedsores.
What does personal care include?
A Country Cousins personal carer can assist with a number of daily tasks, not just sensitive or private care. Our service is completely tailored to each individual, and support can include both personal tasks and wider home-based assistance.
Personal care may include:
- Bathing, showering and shaving
- Getting dressed
- Oral hygiene
- Applying make-up, nail varnish or styling hair
- Foot and skincare
- Toileting and continence
- Changing or maintaining a stoma or catheter bag
A Country Cousins carer can also assist with tasks in the home, such as:
- Cleaning, tidying and doing laundry
- Grocery shopping and meal preparation
- Companionship
- Accompanying to appointments or trips out in the local community
- Running errands such as collecting prescriptions, collecting a pension or paying bills
This combination of support allows your loved one to stay at home with dignity, structure and comfort.
- Grocery shopping and meal preparation
- Companionship
- Accompanying to appointments or trips out in the local community
- Running errands such as collecting prescriptions, collecting a pension or paying bills
Types of personal care
All of our home care services are tailored to the individual needs of each client, so you get exactly the care you want when you need it.
Our personal care service can be combined with any other type of care your loved one needs. For example, if they live with a health condition such as dementia or diabetes, we will match you with a carer who is skilled and experienced in that condition.
We provide specialised support for many different situations, including:
- Alzheimer’s and dementia
- Cancer care
- Palliative care.
- Postoperative care
- Short-term respite care when a family member or existing caregiver needs a break
Personal care can be arranged on a long-term, temporary or short-term basis depending on your needs.
Whatever your situation, we are here to support you. Get in touch for a no-obligation quote to find out how we can help you or your loved one live well at home.
Arrange personal care today
We are the UK’s longest-serving introductory live-in care agency and have been providing compassionate personal care to people in their own homes since 1959.
We offer a free enquiry service with absolutely no obligation. Call us today on 01293 224 706 Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm / Saturday & Sunday, 9am to 5pm. Alternatively, complete our online enquiry form, and we will be in touch soon.
