What Personal and Nursing Care is

Personal and Nursing Care may be an option if you need support to live comfortably and safely at home.

Personal Care is anything done for you that's of a personal nature. This could be:

• personal hygiene – bathing, showering, hair washing, shaving, oral hygiene and nail care

• continence management – toileting, catheter or stoma care, skin care, incontinence laundry and bed changing

• food and diet – help with eating, special diets and food preparation

• immobility problems – dealing with being immobile

• counselling and support – behaviour management, psychological support and reminding devices

• simple treatments – help with medication (like eye drops), application of creams and lotions, simple dressings and oxygen therapy

• personal assistance – help with dressing, surgical appliances, prostheses, mechanical and manual aids, help getting in and out of bed, and using hoists

Nursing Care involves the knowledge and skills of a qualified nurse. This could be things like giving injections or managing pressure sores.