Support Individuals to Meet Personal Care Needs

Unit ID:
CCY257
Unit Code:
PT12CY046
Level:
Two
Credit Value:
2
Sector:
1.3
LDCS:
PT1
GLH:
16
Last registration date:
31/01/2022
Lower age restriction:
16
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Purpose and Aim

This unit is aimed at those working in a wide range of settings. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to support individuals to meet personal care needs. It covers support the individual to use toilet facilities, maintain personal hygiene and manage their personal appearance.

Learning Outcomes

The learner will

Assessment Criteria

The learner can
1. Be able to work with individuals to identify their needs and preferences in relation to personal care.
1.1Encourage an individual to communicate their needs, preferences and personal beliefs affecting their personal care.
1.2Establish the level and type of support and individual needs for personal care.
1.3Agree with the individual how privacy will be maintained during personal care.
2. Be able to provide support for personal care safely.
2.1Support the individual to understand the reasons for hygiene and safety precautions.
2.2Use protective equipment, protective clothing and hygiene techniques to minimise the risk of infection.
2.3Explain how to report concerns about the safety and hygiene of equipment or facilities used for personal care.
2.4Describe ways to ensure the individual can summon help when alone during personal care.
2.5Ensure safe disposal of waste materials.
3. Be able to support individuals to use the toilet.
3.1Provide support for the individual to use toilet facilities in ways that respect dignity.
3.2Support individual to make themselves clean and tidy after using toilet facilities.
4. Be able to support individuals to maintain personal hygiene.
4.1Ensure room and water temperatures meet individual needs and preferences for washing, bathing and mouth care.
4.2Ensure toiletries, materials and equipment are within reach of the individual.
4.3Provide support to carry out personal hygiene activities in ways that maintain comfort, respect dignity and promote active participation.
5. Be able to support individuals to manage their personal appearance.
5.1Provide support to enable individual to manage their personal appearance in ways that respect dignity and promote active participation.
5.2Encourage the individual to keep their clothing and personal care items clean, safe and secure.
6. Be able to monitor and report on support for personal care.
6.1Seek feedback from the individual and others on how well support for personal care meets the individual’s needs and preferences.
6.2Monitor personal care functions and activities in agreed ways.
6.3Record and report on an individual’s personal care in agreed ways.

Assessment Methods:

There are no prescribed assessment methods for this unit. Assessments used should be fit for purpose for the unit and learners, and generate evidence of achievement for all the assessment criteria.

Assessment Information:

There is no specific assessment information to be used with this unit.

If not specifically stated in the assessment information, a plural statement in any assessment criterion means a minimum of two.

Other Mappings:

Mapping to National Occupational Standards (NOS) and the Knowledge and Skills Framework(KSF) for the NHS

NOS ref: HSC218

Assessor Requirements:

This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development's QCF Assessment Principles.
All learning outcomes must be assessed in a real work environment.

Additional Information:
Personal care in this unit refers to using toilet facilities, maintaining personal hygiene and attending to personal appearance

An individual is someone requiring care or support

Toilet facilities may include:
• Toilet
• Commode
• Bedpan
• Urinal

Active participation is a way of working that recognises an individual’s right to participate in the activities and relationships of everyday life as independently as possible; the individual is regarded as an active partner in their own care or support, rather than a passive recipient

Activities an individual may use to manage their personal appearance may include:
• Hair care
• Nail care
• Shaving
• Skin care
• Use of cosmetics
• Use of prostheses and orthoses