Personal Care

Personal care and hygiene services at home

Personal homecare from Right at Home
A range of care services provided, beyond personal care
A highly-rated personal homecare provider

What is meant by personal care?

Personal care is support that involves physical contact between a CareGiver and Client. This can include washing, dressing, grooming, toileting and continence care. Personal homecare incorporates all of these services, within the comfortable and familiar surroundings of your own home.

Get in touch with your local Right at Home office to discuss how a personal assistant could support you.

CareGivers helping client through doorway

"All the CareGivers we have been introduced to have been lovely, and nothing is too much trouble, they see to mum’s personal care needs and do some light housework, and will make drinks and meals if required. I would highly recommend their services."

Karen | Daughter of Client

Why choose Right at Home?

Our specially trained and trusted team of CareGivers pride themselves on being discreet and professional at all times. Thanks to our detailed care plans, they know exactly how each Client likes to maintain their personal routines.

The level of care we provide can be tailored completely to your needs and preferences. Our CareGivers support Clients to whatever level is necessary. They may provide full physical support, or simply wait outside the room in case they are needed. Sometimes, just knowing that someone is available at hand can help vulnerable and older people to live independently.

What are personal care tasks?

We can support you or your loved one with personal care which consists of:

Bathing and showering assistance
Bed baths
Personal grooming
Shaving with an electric razor
Oral hygiene
Toilet assistance and incontinence care

Our trusted homecare services include personal care and much more, so we can combine services to suit you. Contact us to discuss the type of care you require.

What makes a good personal care assistant?

Our CareGivers are all trained in the latest safety techniques to assist physically during personal care. We help Clients to maintain their modesty at a level they feel comfortable with.

All of our CareGivers participate in a thorough induction training programme before becoming personal care providers. Every member of our team benefits from regular refresher training and quality checks, to ensure a consistently high standard of care.

To discuss personal needs for yourself or a family member, please get in touch with your friendly local office team.

FAQs about our personal care services

What services does personal care include?

Personal care services relate specifically to personal hygiene. We can support you or your loved one with bathing and shower assistance, personal grooming, oral hygiene and more. Above all, personal homecare includes services designed to preserve modesty and dignity.

What do personal care workers do?

Personal care assistants visit you at home to provide physical support with the activities of daily living. Their support is designed to help you maintain good hygiene. Of course, 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.

How much does personal care services cost?

The price of our homecare will depend on the Client’s individual needs and number of hours of care provided. We recommend a minimum of one hour for any care visit, to provide safe and effective care provision. But we can discuss how regularly you’d like these visits, before providing an estimated cost of care.

Please contact your local Right at Home office to discuss your requirements and personal budget.

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. For more specific information about our care services for elderly people, 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. We can offer a well-deserved break to family carers.

Articles related to home health care

The following links should help to answer any further questions you may have about our homecare services:

How to Prepare for Homecare

Funding & Planning

Our Trusted Services

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.