Personal Care Services in Colchester
Maintaining personal hygiene with dignity and respect.
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Personal care and hygiene services at home
- Personal homecare from Right at Home Colchester
- A range of care services available to suit your needs
- A highly-rated personal homecare provider across Colchester
Get in touch with Right at Home Colchester to discuss the type of care that you’re looking for.
What is meant by personal care?
Personal care is support that involves physical contact between a CareGiver and Client. This can include washing, dressing, toileting, continence care and grooming. Our personal care services are delivered to Clients across Colchester, within the comfortable surroundings of their own home.
To find out how a personal assistant could support you or a family member, speak to our Colchester-based office team.
Here’s just one great review of our personal care services for an elderly Client:
G B | Daughter of Client"Right at Home Colchester has been providing excellent care to my elderly mother in her own home for several years. The carers are punctual, conscientious, friendly, and kind and my mother has always looked forward to their visits. The office has always been responsive to any changes in my mother's needs and helpful in implementing them. "
Why choose Right at Home Colchester?
The level of care we provide can be tailored completely to your preferences and needs. Our CareGivers support Clients to whatever extent is necessary, so they may provide full physical support, or simply wait outside the room in case they are needed. Sometimes, just knowing that someone is on hand can help vulnerable and older people to live independently at home.
What are personal care tasks?
We can support you or your loved one with personal care which consists of:
- Oral hygiene
- Bed baths
- Personal grooming
- Shaving with an electric razor
- Toilet assistance and incontinence care
- Bathing and showering assistance
As well as personal care, our trusted homecare services in Colchester also include companionship, light housekeeping, meal preparation, medication reminders and transportation to and from appointments. Speak to our team in Colchester to discuss the type of care services that could benefit you or a loved one.
What makes a good personal care assistant?
Our Colchester-based CareGivers are all trained in the latest safety techniques to assist physically during personal care services. We support Clients to maintain their modesty at a level they feel comfortable with.
To discuss personal needs for you or a member of your family, please get in touch with our friendly office team in Colchester.
FAQs about our personal care services in Colchester
What services does personal care include?
Our personal care services in Colchester relate specifically to personal hygiene. We can support you or your loved one with shower and bathing assistance, personal grooming, oral hygiene and more. Most of all, our personal homecare services in Colchester are designed to preserve modesty and dignity.
If you are looking for more comprehensive support, explore our live-in care services across Colchester, where one of our friendly and reliable CareGivers will live with you in your own home.
What do personal care workers do?
Our Colchester-based personal care assistants visit you at home to provide physical support with the activities of daily living. Their support is designed primarily to help you maintain good hygiene, but they can also offer valuable companionship and support, as a trusted friend. Your CareGiver will follow an agreed care plan, so that they only do as much as you feel comfortable with.
If you are looking for more comprehensive support, explore our live-in care services across Colchester, where one of our friendly and reliable CareGivers will live with you in your own home.
How much does personal care services cost?
The price of our homecare services will depend on the number of hours of care provided. We recommend a minimum of one-hour for any care visit, to provide safe and effective care at home. Talk to our office team in Colchester to discuss how regularly you’d like these visits, so we can provide an estimated cost of care.
How do you give personal care to the elderly?
Personal homecare is, at its very core, personal. So the level of care we offer to elderly people will depend on their preferences and independent capabilities. If you would like more information about our care services for elderly people in Colchester, take a look at our elderly care offering.
If you are tending to the personal hygiene needs of an elderly loved one yourself, you may want to explore our respite care services. Our team of Carers in Colchester can offer a well-deserved break to family Carers.
For more information on our personal care and home help services, please contact us here at Right at Home Colchester on 01206 932792.
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Families just like yours, trust and rely on Right at Home to provide high-quality homecare services for their loved ones. We offer a wide range of services to support Clients to remain living safely and independently in the comfort of their own home.