Personal Care Services

Personal Care for Low Income New Mexicans who are Elderly and Disabled Personal Care Services

For New Mexicans who want to live independently at home, but find that daily activities and tasks present difficulty as they age, our experienced caregivers can assist with personal care such as bathing, mobility assistance, grooming and more.

What is Personal Care?

Personal care is a broad term that supports basic personal hygiene and activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, bowel & bladder, meal prep and assistance with eating, supportive mobility assistance, household and support services. Enchanted Care Solutions’ trained caregivers assist with personal care needs ranging from stand-by assistance to full care depending on each client’s approved Individual Plan of Care.

This can include basic tasks, such as bathing, mobility assistance, incontinence and toileting care, preparing and serving meals, to more hands-on personal care including position changes for those clients that are bedbound.

Enchanted Care Solutions will develop an approved care plan in coordination with the state funded insurance organization for your loved one. Our goal is to help our clients have the best quality of life while maintaining their independence at home.

Activities of Daily Living in your Individual Care Plan can include:

Enchanted Care Solutions’ goal is to assist our clients with their personal care routines so they can look and feel their best. Studies show undeniable benefits for seniors’ self-esteem and emotional fitness to have regular hygiene and grooming. We are here to help clients who fear falling while bathing or have limitations that make grooming tasks difficult.

These tasks may include:

Showering and bathing

Getting dressed, including shoes and accessories (belt, watch, jewelry, etc.)

Brushing teeth or dentures

Styling and brushing hair

Makeup application

Shaving with an electric razor

With something like bathing, consistency is important and essential to staying healthy. Health issues can be caused by a failure to wash frequently enough, yet senior bathing is a task that gets harder as the years pass.

This service is for assisting and performing interior household activities and other support services that provide additional assistance to the member. Interior household activities include the upkeep of the member’s personal living areas to maintain a safe and clean environment for the member.

These tasks may include:

Sweeping, mopping, or vacuuming

Dusting furniture

Changing linens

Washing laundry

Cleaning bathrooms includes tubs, showers, sinks, and toilets

Cleaning the kitchen and dining area including washing dishes, putting them away; cleaning counter tops, and eating areas, etc.

Minor cleaning of an assistive device, wheelchair and durable medical equipment (DME).

Shopping or completing errands for the client

As we age, moving around the house can get more difficult. One of our top priorities is helping our clients move around their homes comfortably. This may include getting in and out of bed, chairs, and wheelchairs.

Proper transferring and positioning can contribute to reducing bedsore risks. This also helps reduce muscle atrophy.

Incontinence can be a difficult issue for a senior to discuss. If the senior or a loved one is not willing to ask for help, hygiene issues can arise and may compound over time. A big part of dealing with incontinence care is simply remaining clean and comfortable.

We understand the sensitive nature of toileting and incontinence care for our clients. Our caregivers offer compassionate, dignified help with these personal aspects of daily living

Our caregivers can support physician-prescribed nutrition and diet plans. We also provide assistance with grocery shopping and meal preparation that meets nutritional needs or accommodates special dietary restrictions.

Meal preparation includes cutting ingredients to be cooked, cooking meals, placing and placing the meal in front the member to eat, cutting up food into bite-sized portions for the member, or assisting the member as stated in his or her individual plan of care (IPoC). This includes provision of snacks and fluids and may include mobility assistance and prompting or cueing the member to prepare meals.

Eating assistance includes feeding or assisting the member with eating a prepared meal using a utensil or specialized utensils is a covered service. Eating assistance may include mobility assistance and prompting or cueing a member to ensure appropriate nutritional intake and monitor for choking.

Whether someone is seeking help following a special diet or looking for companionship in the kitchen, our caregivers can provide the assistance necessary for wholesome at-home meals. Our goal is to make mealtimes both healthy and enjoyable.

We strive to provide the highest quality of care. If you or a loved one qualifies for the New Mexico’s health insurance program and feel you could benefit from personal care services we would love to talk to you today.

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