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Caregiving: Overview of Personal Care

Overview

Helping someone with personal care involves many daily tasks. If it's been a while since you did day-to-day caregiving—or you've never done it—you might not know all the things you need to do and how to do them.

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

Bathing

Bladder and bowel care

Cleaning up and reducing germs

Helping at meal time

Home safety

Moving someone in bed

Personal care and grooming

Skin care

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

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Current as of: November 16, 2023

Author: Healthwise Staff
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