Person Centred Care

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this Personal Care course for care workers, learners should know and understand the following:

• What is Personal Care?
• Explain what is meant by the term ‘personal care’
• Baths and showers
• Identify good practice when providing baths and showers for the individual service user
• Feet, nail, hair, mouth and denture care
• Identify good practice when supporting an individual with mouth, denture, hair, feet and nail care
• The safety rules and standard precautions
• The safety rules and standard precautions associated with providing care
• Recording and reporting
• Learn about recording and reporting, and why it is important
• Policies and procedures
• Learn the correct policies and procedures, and why we need to follow them

Frequently asked questions

Check out our most common Personal Care questions. If you have any further assistance, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

What is Personal Care in Health and Social Care?

Personal Care in Health and Social Care means anything done for the patient that’s of a personal nature including:

• Personal hygiene – bathing, showering, hair washing, shaving, oral hygiene and nail care
• Continence management – toileting, catheter care, skincare, incontinence laundry and bed changing

Why is Personal Care important in Health and Social Care?

Personal Care is important in Health and Social Care for maintaining both the physical and mental health of the individual as people with poor personal hygiene can leave their bodies vulnerable to infection. Providing personal care to an individual should be provided by a trained staff member with sensitivity, compassion and respect for the person’s privacy and dignity.

Enroll on our online Personal Care training today and become certified to deal with the personal care and hygiene of an individual.

Delivery Methods

Our online Personal Care courses in healthcare are available 24/7, anytime, anywhere. Perfect for staff with busy schedules or difficult shift patterns.

• Study when you want 

• Track staff progress 

• Study anywhere you want on any device

Get Certified

Just follow these four simple steps, sit back, relax and let us do the hard work for you and your team.

1.Book A Course Book this online Person Centered Care course by calling us or sending us a message.

2. Login Once everything has been booked, you will receive login details for you and your staff.

3. Complete Course Complete the Personal Care training course you purchased in the delivery method you chose.

4. Become Certified Great! Now you’re certified and can download the Personal Care certificate from the portal.

Great! Now that you’re certified, you can download the Person Centered Care certificate from the portal or request a certificate, and we will email it to you in PDF form.