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What is personal care?
Personal Care Brief

Grand Home Care is committed to providing personal care that has been recognised as an assessed need and indicated in the care plan, in ways that:
- Maintain the dignity of the individual.
- Are sensitive to their individual needs and preferences.
- Maximise safety and comfort.
- Protect against intrusion and abuse.
- Respect the person’s right to give or withdraw their consent.
- Encourage the individual to care for themselves as much as they are able.
- Intimate personal care is hands-on physical care in personal hygiene, and/or physical presence or observation during such activities.
It includes:
- Body bathing other than to arms, face and legs below the knee.
- Toileting, wiping and care in the genital and anal areas.
- Continence care.
- Placement, removal and changing of incontinence pads.
- Menstrual hygiene.
- Dressing and undressing.
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