Care services

Personal care at home in Leeds

Needing help with washing or getting dressed is a big adjustment, and it matters a great deal who gives that help. Personal care from a live-in carer means one trusted person, not a different stranger each visit.

Because your carer is there all day, nothing is rushed. A shower can happen when you feel like it, not when the next appointment is due.

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A carer brushing and styling an older woman's hair at home

Could personal care help?

It's often a good fit when:

Getting in and out of the bath or shower has become risky
Buttons, zips, tights or shoes are a struggle
Continence support is needed, by day or at night
You'd prefer a female carer for personal care - just tell us
Short care visits leave too little time to do things properly

What your carer helps with

Showering, bathing or a strip wash
Dressing and choosing clothes
Continence care and changing
Hair, shaving, nails and skin care
Oral hygiene and denture care
Moving safely, including using any equipment you've been given

What a day can look like

Morning
Help out of bed, to the bathroom, washing and dressing, then breakfast.
Midday
Toileting and freshening up, lunch, and a change of clothes if needed.
Afternoon
Hair washed and set, nails done, or simply time to rest.
Bedtime
Getting changed, skin checked and creams applied, settled for the night.
Night
Help to the toilet or with continence if needed.

Every day is planned around the person - this is only an example.

Equipment and adaptations in Leeds

If you need grab rails, a shower seat or a raised toilet seat, Leeds City Council can arrange an occupational therapy assessment, and some equipment is provided on loan. Your carer will learn to use anything you're given safely.

District nurses from Leeds Community Healthcare can advise on skin care and continence products; your carer works to their instructions and reports anything new they notice.

Dignity first

Carers ask before they help, keep you covered, and encourage you to do whatever you can for yourself. Many people find that with time and the right person, the awkwardness passes quickly.

Questions about personal care

Yes. Tell us your preference at the assessment and we'll only introduce carers who meet it.

Carers can support routine care such as emptying a catheter bag when they have been trained to do so. Clinical tasks remain with the district nursing team, and we'll agree the details in your care plan.