Personal Care

Personal care, or personal hygiene if you like, refers to the daily habits that help keep our bodies clean and healthy. The human body can harbor a broad range of parasites and germs, which can quickly grow and multiply, and eventually cause infections or illnesses.

Washing your hands regularly can be described as personal care as it keeps your hands clean and keeps germs from spreading to your skin, mouth, nose, and other openings in your body. Some health conditions that can easily be brought about by lack of good personal hygiene include diarrhea, scabies, pubic lice, body lice, hair lice, pink eye, athlete’s foot, pinworms, ringworm, swimmer’s ear, and many more.

Good personal hygiene is not only important for health reasons but social ones too. Unclean clothes, stained teeth, dirty fingernails, unkempt hair, and foul bodily odors all come with a widespread social stigma that can easily affect anyone’s self-esteem. On the other hand, looking good and feeling presentable boosts self-confidence and technically makes one happier.

For many seniors, personal hygiene declines with age. This is understandable seeing that both our mental and physical capabilities tend to decline with age making it difficult or even impossible to complete tasks that were once easy and uncomplicated.

Unfortunately, because immunity also declines with age, poor personal hygiene puts this age group at a very high risk for hygiene-related infections and illnesses. Maintaining good hygiene, therefore, becomes a must for seniors, especially for those who want to age at home and still get to remain healthy and in control of their lives.

At Tender Companion Home Care, we provide a wide range of personal care services to seniors and other persons who may need help with personal hygiene for one reason or another. These services are available on a daily or as-needed (part-time) basis and are provided through our highly experienced, compassionate, and fully certified caregivers.

Some of these services include:

• Bathing/showering

• Dental care/tooth brushing and flossing

• Toileting and incontinence care

• Dressing

• Laundry

• Grooming

• Meal preparation and feeding assistance

• Mobility assistance

• Medication reminders

These services can take place in the home, hospital, or nursing facility. Service can be provided up to 24 hours a day.

Elevated Seniors CARE Companion/Homemaker Services are ideal for any adult:

• Recovering from hospitalization or illness.

• Transitioning from a hospital, rehabilitation center, or nursing facility back home.

• Wishing to live independently but needing assistance in everyday functions.

• Family members needing relief or assistance in caring for loved ones.

Elevated Seniors Care provides personal care services in the following areas:
Marlborough, Westborough, Weston, Waltham, Lowell and surrounding areas.

Get Started on Your Loved One’s Care Plan.
Our care coordinators are eager to provide the right services for them. Count on us to always put their needs and preferences first. To start, please set an appointment.