Non-medical personal care
Personal care that respects the person.
Help with the most personal parts of the day, given with patience, privacy, and attention to how your loved one likes things done.
About Personal Care and Everyday Support
Some daily activities become harder long before someone wants to leave home. Our caregivers can provide appropriate help with bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, feeding, mobility, and other personal routines included in the care plan.
Good personal care begins with respect. We want to understand how the client prefers to start the day, what they can do comfortably on their own, and where assistance would be welcome.
What this can include
- Bathing and showering assistance
- Grooming and hygiene routines
- Dressing and getting ready for the day
- Toileting and continence support
- Help with eating and mealtime routines
- Mobility and moving around the home
Specific tasks are based on the individual care plan and what the agency is equipped and authorized to provide.
Our approach
Dignity first, every visit
Personal care can feel vulnerable. Caregivers are expected to explain what they are doing, offer choices, and support independence wherever the client is comfortable doing things for themselves.
Because caregivers learn each client’s usual routine, they can also notice when something seems different, such as a morning routine taking much longer than usual, and communicate it through the proper channels.
The Lewis Standard
How the Standard shows up in personal care and everyday support
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NOTICE
How the client prefers to bathe, dress, and start the day.
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COMMUNICATE
Changes in a familiar routine, shared through agency channels.
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ANTICIPATE
Whether support needs appear to be changing over time.
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ACT
Follow the care plan and agency procedures every visit.
Non-medical by design. Caregivers do not diagnose conditions, provide skilled nursing, or make medical decisions. They observe, document, and communicate through the proper channels.
Common questions
Questions about personal care and everyday support
Yes, when it is included in the care plan. We discuss which tasks are needed and how the client prefers them done.
That matters to us. The care plan can describe what the client wants to keep doing independently and where help is welcome.
No. Personal care is non-medical help with daily living. Home health refers to skilled services delivered by licensed healthcare professionals.
Other services
Services are often combined
Dementia Care Certification — Coming Soon
We're preparing to introduce Dementia Care Certification as part of our ongoing commitment to thoughtful, compassionate care.
Start with a conversation.
You do not need to know exactly which service you need. Tell us what is happening at home. We will start there.