Providing compassionate and tailored care, we focus on ensuring every resident’s dignity, comfort, and well-being through our comprehensive personal care services. Our services are designed to meet diverse needs and offer support in daily tasks, fostering independence and maintaining a high quality of life. Below is an overview of the personal care services we provide:
Eating
- Supervising and cueing residents at risk of choking or aspiration.
- Altering food texture, including cutting, chopping, or pureeing solid foods for easier consumption.
- Providing full assistance with eating, including PEG/tube feeding, as necessary.
Toileting
- Offering reminders to visit the bathroom regularly.
- Supervising or providing one-person assistance during toileting.
- Assisting with bedside commodes, bedpans, or urinals.
- Changing briefs and pads and managing incontinence care.
- Delivering peri-care, catheter care, ostomy care, and supporting bowel programs.
Walking
- Encouraging the use of assistive devices and providing reminders for their proper usage.
- Offering stand-by or contact assistance during walking, with or without gait belts.
- Providing support with walkers, wheelchairs, or other mobility aids.
- Promoting regular exercise and range-of-motion (ROM) activities.
Transferring
- Supervising or assisting residents with transfers as per their assessment needs.
- Utilizing Hoyer lifts or sit-to-stand lifts when necessary.
Positioning
- Cueing and reminding residents to change positions to prevent discomfort or skin issues.
- Assisting with repositioning in bed or a chair based on individual needs.
- Turning clients regularly, especially for those at high risk of skin breakdown or bedsores.
Personal Hygiene
- Providing assistance or full support with oral care, shaving, hair brushing/combing, and bed baths.
- Assisting with applying deodorant, lotions, or makeup as requested.
- Offering nail care, including toenail trimming, except for diabetic residents.
Dressing
- Supervising or assisting residents during dressing to ensure they are comfortable and well-groomed.
- Providing total assistance with dressing when needed.
Bathing
- Offering reminders and supervision during showers.
- Providing complete assistance with showers, bed baths, and skin assessments.
- Applying lotion or Vaseline to maintain skin health.
Each of these services is carried out with professionalism and care, ensuring that residents feel respected and supported every step of the way. At Yarsema Adult Family Home LLC, we are committed to creating a warm, homely environment where personal care meets compassion.