Caregiving: Overview of Personal Care

This information gives an overview of the daily or weekly care a person needs.

Bathing

• Caregiving: How to Give a Bed Bath
• Caregiving: How to Help With a Shower
• Caregiving: How to Help With a Sink Bath

Bladder and bowel care

• Care for an Indwelling Urinary Catheter
• Caregiving: Adult Underwear for Incontinence
• Caregiving: Using a Bedpan or Urinal
• Caregiving: Using a Bedside Commode (Toilet)

Cleaning up and reducing germs

• Caregiving: Reducing Germs and Infection in the Home
• Caregiving: Using Disposable Gloves
• Caregiving: Washing Soiled Clothes and Linens
• Cleaning Up Diarrhea

Helping at meal time

• Caregiving: Helping Someone With Eating

Home safety

• Caregiving: Making a Home Safe

Moving someone in bed

• Caregiving: How to Turn Someone in Bed

Personal care and grooming

• Caregiving: Fingernail Care
• Caregiving: Foot and Toenail Care
• Caregiving: Shaving an Adult
• Caregiving: Washing and Styling Hair
• Dental Care for Older Adults

Skin care

• Caregiving: Preventing Rashes in the Groin Area
• Caregiving: Skin Care for Immobile Adults

Be sure to talk with the care team if you have any questions or concerns about how to provide care.