Personal Care Support

Our elderly population is increasing more rapidly than ever, and as a growing number of people now live well into their 80s and 90s, many more carers are needed to support them.


The care assistant’s role is to enable elderly people to retain their independence as long as possible, maintain social and physical activity and prolong mental and physical health. 


To guide workers in this industry to learn best-practice care and reap the rewards of their vocation, Great Southern Institute of Technology lecturers have produced this comprehensive textbook. It covers the many aspects of aged care practice, and to promote engagement and ease of learning, the book incorporates images and video which illustrate the clearly defined instruction in the text.


The book gives the care giver essential knowledge to care for the elderly and disabled in our community. It demonstrates the best practice skills and techniques that enable the care giver to safely and confidently attend to many of the important tasks required to assist the aged or disabled client.


It addresses all practical and ethical aspects of caring for aged people and provides helpful industry-standard instruction on basic personal care, social care and emotional support to our oldest citizens.


The text has been written by trainers who are experienced industry people and in constant touch with the developments in the aged care sector in Australia.


This eBook includes the following chapters:


Chapter 1 – Laws related to occupational health and safety


Chapter 2 – Manual handling


Chapter 3 – Personal safety


Chapter 4 – Infection control


Chapter 5 – Procedures and strategies for risk control


Chapter 6 – Providing personal care


Chapter 7 – Hygiene