Foot care

Caregiver will ensure your nails and feet are tip top! They will check your needs to ensure your nails are well maintained, feet are cared for including providing relaxing pedicures and, if you are diabetic and need more specialist care, caregiver will ensure a robust regime of quality foot care in partnership with local chiropodists.

Hair and beauty

We know how important it is for self-esteem for you to maintain your personal appearance.  professional caregiver will ensure your hair is clean and styled to your personal preference, whilst arranging for visits from a home hairdresser or easing a trip to the hairdressers for treatments and cutting. Caregivers will support you to continue to wear your make up and enable you to shave, just as you always have.

Oral hygiene

Nothing is more important than oral hygiene as we get older to minimize infections and maintain healthy teeth and gums. Our carer will support you to maintain excellent daily oral hygiene, whilst facilitating regular visits to the dental practice or visits from the dentist at home.

Applying creams and lotions

Whether you need specialist creams applied regularly or simply like to have a daily refresh with a body cream to maintain skin moisture and reduce dryness, our carer will monitor and support your skin routine.

Assisting you with toileting

Caregivers are trained to be sensitive and compassionate when supporting people to visit the toilet. If you wear continence pads, caregivers will vigilantly check the changing of these, whilst providing gentle encouragement and support, ensuring a healthy routine is maintained to eliminate any infection and sores. If you need a bed pan or use a commode our carer is on hand to support your needs any time of the day.

Bed positioning

It is important if you always spend significant amounts of time in bed that you are comfortable. Caregiver will ensure you are moved frequently and are encouraged to undertake some mobility stretching as much as you are capable, all of which will prevent uncomfortable bed sores.

Personal care for dementia

As dementia progresses, many people begin to have difficulties in maintaining their usual personal care routines. Due to the personal and intimate nature of activities like washing, bathing and toileting, some people living with dementia may feel self-conscious or embarrassed in asking family members for support.

At connect care, our matched caregivers are expertly trained in how to care for someone living with dementia including how to provide discreet and sensitive personal care. Use of gentle encouragement and best dementia care practices, caregivers can make your loved one feel at ease.

They will encourage as much independence as possible with your loved one’s personal care whilst always maintaining their privacy and dignity. This can be as simple as giving your loved one space when it is needed or showing them how an activity is done. Our caregivers will never ‘take over’ but rather encourage your loved one to make choices for themselves, including what to wear and what personal care routines they would like to support.

We know receiving personal care in the comfort, safety and familiarity of your own home has far-reaching benefits in improving health and well-being for a person living with dementia.