Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843:clause:5_4
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00843
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 5 cl 4
Character Range: 172793–176098

4  Care services
  The following table specifies the care services that an approved provider of short‑term restorative care may provide if the care is provided in a home care setting.

Care services
Item           Column 1                                         Column 2
               Service                                          Content
4.1            Personal services                                Personal assistance, including individual attention, individual supervision and physical assistance, with:
                                                                (a) bathing, showering including providing shower chairs if necessary, personal hygiene and grooming, dressing and undressing, and using dressing aids; and
                                                                (b) toileting; and
                                                                (c) dressing and undressing; and
                                                                (d) mobility; and
                                                                (e) transfer (including in and out of bed).
4.2            Activities of daily living                       Personal assistance, including individual attention, individual supervision and physical assistance, with communication including assistance to address difficulties arising from impaired hearing, sight or speech, or lack of common language, assistance with the fitting of sensory communication aids, checking hearing aid batteries, cleaning spectacles and assistance in using the telephone.
4.3            Nutrition, hydration, meal preparation and diet  Includes:
                                                                (a) assistance with preparing meals; and
                                                                (b) assistance with special diet for health, religious, cultural or other reasons; and
                                                                (c) assistance with using eating utensils and eating aids and assistance with actual feeding, if necessary; and
                                                                (d) providing enteral feeding formula and equipment.
4.4            Management of skin integrity                     Includes providing bandages, dressings, and skin emollients.
4.5            Continence management                            Includes:
                                                                (a) assessment for and, if required, providing disposable pads and absorbent aids, commode chairs, bedpans and urinals, catheter and urinary drainage appliances and enemas; and
                                                                (b) assistance in using continence aids and appliances and managing continence.
4.6            Mobility and dexterity                           Includes:
                                                                (a) providing crutches, quadruped walkers, walking frames, walking sticks and wheelchairs; and
                                                                (b) providing mechanical devices for lifting, bed rails, slide sheets, sheepskins, tri‑pillows, and pressure relieving mattresses; and
                                                                (c) assistance in using the above aids.