Personal Care
Who can assist with your personal care needs?
What is a Personal Support Workers
How often should you brush your teeth?
What is 1-2 times a day.
How often should you change your clothes?
Every day or every couple of days or when visibly soiled.
What staff do to keep clients clean?
What is providing a Bath/Shower, wash/dry peri-care.
Where can you purchase incontinent products?
What is Pharmacies, Walmart, Grocery stores.
What personal areas should be cleaned/dried daily?
What are the face, armpits and private areas.
How are dentures cleaned?
Soak overnight in water, using denture cleaning tabs such as Polydent.
Why is it important to doing laundry regularly?
To prevent odours, skin irritation.
What do you need if you are unsteady in the tub?
What is a bath chair or transfer bench, handrails.
What are examples of incontinent products.
What are soaker pads, pull up/diapers, liners, pads & wipes.
What are consequences of poor personal hygiene?
Illness, infections
(Athletes foot, chronic diarrhea, head lice, scabies, ringworm, skin infections, swimmer's ear, tooth decay/gum disease.)
How often should you see a dentist?
What is 1-2 times a year.
What makes dressing a client difficult?
What is having clients that choose to wear clothes that are too small or tight.
What happens if you do not dry your skin properly after a shower/bath?
What is potential Skin breakdown or infection.
What takes the odour of urine out of fabric?
What is using white vinegar in the rinse cycle of the washing machine.
What are some of the causes in the decline of personal care?
What is Age, Dementia, Depression.
What happens when you have poor oral care?
What are cavities, bad breath, gum disease, thrush and cancer.
What is used to control swelling in legs?
What are Compression stockings.
What people use to mask odours?
What is wearing perfume, powder, lotion, air fresheners.
What can protect the mattress from urine stains/odour?
What are Soaker pads.
What are the 5 areas of the body that should be included in your daily personal care routine?
What is the hands, Feet, Eyes, Teeth/Mouth, Skin.
What dental program available for low-income Seniors?
What is the Ontario Senior Dental Care Program.
What is the importance of bathing, washing hair and wearing clean clothes?
What is practicing good personal hygiene.
How often are Support Services clients given a bath/shower?
What is once a week.
What device cleans peri-area, while sitting on the toilet?
What is a Bidet.