Personal Care Definition: Refers to assistance with daily self-care tasks, such as eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, grooming, getting in and out of bed, and moving about the house and in some cases medication monitoring. Only a qualified person who has a Certificate III in Aged Care Services is permitted to undertake some of the tasks listed above. 

 

DO's

 

Support Service's Staff:

 

• WILL Assist with personal grooming;

• WILL assist with hairdressing (fees apply @ 1^st February 2010);

• WILL assist with dressing;

• WILL assist with medication monitoring only;

• WILL assist with getting in/out of bed (no lifting of consumer/s by HSW). 

 

 

DONT's

 

Support Service's Staff:

 

• WILL NOT perform duties if worker/s is at risk of any abuse, harm or injury from client or carer;

• WILL NOT lift any consumer/s;

• WILL NOT performs duties not qualified to undertake. E.g. administer medication;

• WILL NOT work outside of assigned appointed hours of service. Refer service schedule/care plan.