Interwork Limited presents

Practical Trainingfor Carers

Provide Support to Meet Personal Care Needs

CONTENT

Understanding the client’s personal support requirements

Providing support to increase maximum participation

Addressing personal support requirements

Recognising and reporting changes in health and or support requirements

Understanding

the

Client’s Personal Care Needs

PERSONAL CARE SUPPORT PLAN

A personal care support plan is developed individually

Each plan is tailored to the needs and the support required by the particular client

The plan is developed through consultation with the client

The plan can be modified to accommodate the support need of the client

What should be included in a Care Plan

DAILY LIVING ACTIVITIES

Daily living activities are activities we do to keep ourselves and where we live, clean safe and organised

Personal support requirements are tasks your client may need assistance to complete

PERSONAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

Personal Hygiene

Dressing and Undressing

Grooming

Oral Hygiene

Mobility and Transfer

Elimination

Hydration, Nutrition and Feeding

Respiration

Skin Maintenance

MORE PERSONAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS

POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF PERSONAL CARE

Embarrassment

Fear

Disempowerment

Humiliation

Discomfort

RISKS WHEN PROVIDING PERSONAL CARE

What risks are associated with providing personal support to meet personal care needs?

Risk is the chance that of something may go wrong and cause injury or damage

Risks may be present to both the client and the provider of support

Precautions can be taken to avert, modify or prevent risks

AIDS AND EQUIPMENT

Using equipment, processes and aids

Technical and operational skills need to be practiced before using with clients

Seeking appropriate support and guidance before using any equipment, processes and aids

Types of aids and equipment

Encouraging

Client

Participation

CLIENT INVOLVEMENT

Confirm personal preferences that the client may have

Encourage the client to participate in his/her own support plan

Provide information that may help them to meet their own needs

Addressing

Personal

Support Needs

Equipment, Processes and Aids

There is a range of equipment processes and aids available to ensure clients are cared for safely and properly

An assessment usually takes place to decide what is required

Equipment, Processes and Aids

Different types of equipment such as wheelchairs, mobility aids, bed

Services within South Australia: Technical Aid for the Disabled Independent Living Centre

Useful website: Sa.gov.au

DEALING WITH RISK

Categories of risk include:

Evidence of self neglect

Behaviours of concern

Impaired judgment and problem solving ability

Impaired cognitive functioning

Changes in health status

Home environment hazards

Social right infringements

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE

Assistance you provide varies depending on the client’s needs, examples of providing personal care include

Showering

Bed Bathing

Shaving

Toileting

Eating and Drinking

Oral Health Care

Mobility and Transfer

PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TECHNICAL CARE

Assistance can include technical care

Checking or changing a dressing

Catheter care

Prostheses

Ant thrombotic stockings

Breathing devices

Simple eye care

Maintaining Client’s Confidentiality, Privacyand Dignity

The following are mandatory in the workplace

These form part of the roles and responsibilities of an employee workingin the area of providing support to meet personal care needs

1. Privacy refers to a person’s ability to control access of others to themselves and information about themselves

2. Confidentiality is about data or information , and refers to managing access to private information

3. Dignity refers to a persons pride and self respect

Reporting Changes in

Client’s Health or

Needs

•A client’s condition and/or health may from day to day

Note any changes

Report as is necessary

Seek advice on variations to the work plan that may be required

Modify processes aids and equipment as required

Reporting changes in a client’s health or needs

RECAP

Provide Support to Meet Personal Care Needs• Evaluate the information you have received in this session