Bathing & Personal Care

• Provide scheduled baths and showers according to resident care plans and facility schedules.
• Assist residents with bathing, shampooing, drying, dressing, grooming, and other personal hygiene needs while maintaining privacy, dignity, and comfort.
• Provide care according to each resident’s level of independence and individual needs.
• Ensure residents are appropriately covered and protected from unnecessary exposure.

Safety

• Follow proper procedures for safely transferring and positioning residents in bathing areas.
• Properly use lifts, shower chairs, wheelchairs, and other bathing equipment according to training and facility guidelines.
• Check water temperature before bathing residents and maintain a safe bathing environment.
• Follow all fall-prevention, infection-control, and facility safety procedures.

Resident Observation & Reporting

• Observe residents during bathing and personal care for changes in condition, including bruising, redness, rashes, wounds, skin breakdown, swelling, pain, changes in mobility, behavior, or overall condition.
• Promptly report any changes, injuries, falls, concerns, or other abnormalities to the appropriate nursing staff.

Documentation

• Accurately document completed baths, showers, and other required care according to facility procedures.
• Document resident refusals, missed baths, concerns, and changes in condition as required.
• Communicate pertinent resident information to the nurse or supervisor.

Cleaning & Supplies

• Clean and sanitize bathing equipment and the bathing area after each use in accordance with infection-control procedures.

Maintain adequate bathing supplies and notify the supervisor when supplies need to be replenished.