Personal Care and Assistance

Personal Care and assistance at Pillar Home

Considerate, private, respectful personal aged
care and assistance.

Even if your loved one is aging at home, it can be challenging to provide them with the personal care and assistance they need. You may not have the time or energy to help them take a bath every day, or lift them in and out of bed. Luckily, you can hire many affordable caregivers—and they may not cost as much as you think! Below we’ve listed services that can help you give your loved one the assistance they need.

What types of services are available?

Dressing Assistance

If your loved one is having difficulty getting dressed, this is one of the best examples of a need that a home care aide can fill. If they have difficulty seeing well or grip strength, they may have trouble buttoning their shirt or putting on a button-fly pair of pants. A home care aide can help with all of these tasks and more. The same might be true if your loved one is having difficulty with balance, which could make it hard to put on their shoes. Or if they have poor motor skills, which can make it hard to tie their shoes.

Grooming and Hair Care Assistance

If your loved one is having difficulty getting their grooming done, this is another task a home care aide can help with. It’s often best to have someone who can come by a couple of times a week. For hair care, your loved one may need grooming assistance if they have difficulty with motor function or poor eyesight or if they have trouble getting to a salon. A home care aide can also help if they have mobility issues that make it hard to get to a salon. If a loved one is having trouble seeing well, they may have difficulty reading their hair instructions. A home care aide can help with instructions and make sure their hair is styled properly.

Bathing Assistance

If your loved one is having difficulty bathing, a home care aide can help with all or any part of this process. This includes lifting them in and out of the bathtub as well as assisting with rinsing and soaping up. There are some considerations you should keep in mind when selecting a home care aide for bathing assistance. If your loved one is incontinent, you’ll want to make sure that whoever you hire is trained in how to manage this. You may also want to select someone who is strong enough to lift your loved one without hurting their back. Just like with dressing assistance, you’ll want to make sure that whoever you hire is trained in how to manage incontinence.

Bed Mobility and Transfer Assistance

If your loved one is having difficulty getting in and out of bed, a home care aide can help with this as part of their services. This can include lifting your loved one from the floor or a chair to get them into bed, as well as moving them out of bed and into a wheelchair, shower seat, or any other desired location. If your loved one is having trouble getting into and out of the bathtub or shower, a home care aide can help with this as well. This type of assistance is also important for people who experience frequent falls. If your loved one has fallen frequently, it’s possible that they have a medical condition that may require treatment.