Self care

Part of being successful within the workplace includes maintaining appropriate levels of self care, including addressing personal hygiene, dressing and meal preparation or consumption within the workplace. It can also include management of pressure care, splinting and medications. These tasks may be done independently or with the assistance of a carer.

Workplace solutions and adjustments:

There are a range of strategies and products that can assist people with disability to manage the essential self care tasks required both at work and at home:

• aids and equipment services
• attending to personal hygiene needs
• Maintaining personal presentation appropriate to the work environment
• maintaining pressure care area
• maintaining splints and personal support braces
• managing medication at work
• preparing and consuming meals

If self care assistance is required within the workplace, assistance may be available through the Work Based Personal Assistance program. Please refer to the following link for eligibility criteria:

• Work Based Personal Assistance

More information

• Maintaining personal presentation appropriate to the work environment
• Personal presentation
• Self care