Personal Care

Personal care at home in Lincolnshire

Gentle, respectful help with washing, dressing and the bathroom.

Accepting help with something as private as washing isn't easy. It helps enormously when it's one person you know and trust, rather than whoever happens to be on the rota.

With a live-in carer, personal care fits around your day. A bath can wait until you feel like it, and nobody is watching the clock.

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A carer helping an older woman wash her hair at the bathroom sink

Signs it may be time

Getting in or out of the bath or shower feels unsafe
Dressing takes a long time or leaves you exhausted
Continence has become a worry, especially at night
Hair, nails and shaving are slipping

How your carer helps

Bathing

Showers, baths or a wash at the sink, whichever feels safest.

Dressing

Help with fiddly fastenings, tights, shoes and choosing what to wear.

Continence

Discreet support day and night, including changing and laundry.

Grooming

Hair washed and styled, shaving, nail care and moisturising.

Mouth care

Teeth and denture care, morning and night.

Moving safely

Using any equipment you've been given, such as a hoist or frame.

In Lincolnshire

Shower seats, grab rails and similar aids usually come through an occupational therapist arranged by Lincolnshire County Council. Whatever gets fitted, your carer gets to grips with it.

On your terms

Nothing happens without your say-so, modesty is protected throughout, and anything you can still manage yourself stays yours to do. Want a woman for personal care? Mention it at the assessment.