Personal Care

Course overview

This course is designed to provide learners with the ability to deliver quality personal care, the key principles of good care planning, why it’s important to record and report, and the correct policies and procedures. They will also know how to provide this sensitively and respectfully and learn the importance of inclusive care. This course explains how to provide personal care in a safe and hygienic way including hand washing, use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and disposal of waste.

Aims and objectives

• Describe how to provide good quality personal care
• Consider privacy, dignity and independence in practice
• Include cultural and ethical consideration in care
• Improve health and wellbeing of the people being supported
• Strengthen relationships