caregiving: overview of personal care
overview
helping someone with personal care involves many daily tasks. if it's been a while since you did day-to-day caregiving—or you've never done it—you might not know all the things you need to do and how to do them.
learn more
this information gives an overview of the daily or weekly care a person needs.
bathing
- caregiving: how to give a bed bath
- caregiving: how to help with a shower
- caregiving: how to help with a sink bath
bladder and bowel care
- care for an indwelling urinary catheter
- caregiving: adult underwear for incontinence
- caregiving: using a bedpan or urinal
- caregiving: using a bedside commode (toilet)
cleaning up and reducing germs
- caregiving: reducing germs and infection in the home
- caregiving: using disposable gloves
- caregiving: washing soiled clothes and linens
- cleaning up diarrhea
helping at meal time
home safety
moving someone in bed
personal care and grooming
- caregiving: fingernail care
- caregiving: foot and toenail care
- caregiving: shaving an adult
- caregiving: washing and styling hair
- dental care for older adults
skin care
be sure to talk with the care team if you have any questions or concerns about how to provide care.
related information
- caregiver tips
- chronic illness: help for caregivers
- coping when your child is near the end of life
- coronary artery disease: helping a loved one
- dementia: support for caregivers
- diabetes: caregiving for an older adult
- heart failure: tips for caregivers
- hiv: tips for caregivers to avoid infection
- quick tips: reducing the stress of caregiving
- schizophrenia and the caregiver
- self-care for aids caregivers
- taking care of yourself when you have a child with physical, emotional, or behavioural problems
- taking care of yourself when your child is sick
credits
current as of: november 16, 2023
author: healthwise staff
clinical review board
all healthwise education is reviewed by a team that includes physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners, registered dieticians, and other healthcare professionals.
current as of: november 16, 2023
author: healthwise staff
clinical review board
all healthwise education is reviewed by a team that includes physicians, nurses, advanced practitioners, registered dieticians, and other healthcare professionals.
