A Brief Understanding of Continence Care Service in Homes

1. A Brief Understanding of Continence Care Service in Homes 0422488000 nursecaringservices.com.au info@nursecaringservices.com.au Prepared by Nurse Caring Services

2. INTRODUCTION Continence care is something many health and social care workers will be familiar with, particularly those who work with the elderly. Incontinence is a symptom of underlying problems with simple assessment and investigation that can be identified and treated. Even when a cure is not achievable, optimum methods of incontinence management can produce social continence and alleviate the embarrassment of preserving patient dignity. This guide aims to provide a brief guide for carers and nurses in residential and nursing homes.

3. Continence Care Guidelines All staff members who provide continence care should be thoroughly trained and competent and each care organisation should have strong rules and procedures in place. Every person's care plan should include information about their choices as well as their needs and requirements for any necessary continence care services in Australia-Wide. Person- centred care is ideal and wherever feasible, people should be given the freedom to choose how they want to be cared for.

4. Prevalence Increases With Age Age raises the likelihood of incontinence problems which can also be brought on by neurological injury, obesity or delivery. More details and a reference to the many forms of incontinence are available on our education website.

5. Raising Awareness Continence care services in Australia- Wide refer to all areas of support required to meet the needs of the person experiencing incontinence. Incontinence is always manageable and can occasionally be healed. By preserving or restoring continence or managing incontinence with specially designed devices, personalised care should strive to improve people's quality of life and confidence.

6. It should be mentioned that providing continence care for people with dementia can occasionally be complicated. Their dignity should be respected and the continence care they get should be as person-centred, discrete and courteous as that of those without the illness, regardless of their diagnosis or level of self-expression

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