Personal Care:
- Washing
- Bathing
- Dressing/ Undressing
- Dental Hygiene
Putting to Bed:
- Undressing/ Dressing
- Washing/ Bathing as directed
- Ensuring clients are safe and comfortable on their beds
Toileting:
- Accompanying Clients to the toilet
- Assisting clients in the use of the commode
- Emptying of the commode
- Changing incontinence bags
- Ensuring clients are comfortable when toileting
- Ensuring clients are clean after toileting
Meals:
- Supervising clients with meals/ meals on wheels
- Preparing light snacks
- Cooking meals
- Providing clients with hot/ cold drinks
- Feeding clients that are unable to do so for themselves
- At all time ensure that you are aware of your client’s dietary needs.
Medication:
- Only give medication when instructed to do so by a home care consultant
- Remove medication from the dosset box
- Either place in a small medication beaker or the client’s hand as they prefer.
- Supervise the client while they are taking the medication
- Return the medication to the dosset box.
- Apply any creams lotions as instructed and wash hands immediately afterwards.
- Record the medication taken on the daily report sheet
- Report any refusal of medication immediately to a home care consultant
Domestic Services:
- Housework
- Laundry
- Ironing
- Shopping
- Pension collection
- Bed changing/ making
Escort Service:
- Accompanying or taking clients for appointments and visits
Sitter:
- To stay with client for an agreed number of hours and depending on the amount of time provided all of the above
Collection of Client Contributions:
- Collect a contribution from the client as indicated on the care plan
- Issue a receipt for the money collected and hand it to the client
- Submit the contribution to the office, on weekly basis, with a written report
Reporting Changes in Client’s Circumstances:
- Report immediately to the office if you cannot gain access to a client’s home
- Report any changes in a client’s circumstances or condition
- Report to the office if you are issued with keys to a client’s premises by any other source other than the office
- Report anything that you perceive to be a Health and Safety hazard in the client’s home