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68 / Balanced Care Method Workbook Etiquette
Clothing & Appearance
It is also important that you dress
appropriately for your work. You should
be well groomed with properly fitted,
comfortable work clothes.
• Hair should be clean and worn short or
pulled back
• Jewelry should be minimal and not
dangling
• Clothes should be clean and fit properly
–neither excessively baggy nor tight or
clingy
Bodily Care
Different clients require different levels of
physical care. The Balanced Care Method
promotes independence, allowing clients to
continue doing the activities within their
abilities. This approach will help seniors
maintain their strengths and privacy.
If your client requires help bathing and going
to the bathroom, treat him or her with the
dignity an adult deserves. Using babyish
terms, cajoling, or otherwise treating him or
her as a child is not appropriate.
• Use proper names for body parts
• Let your client know what you are going to
do before you start doing it (“I’m going to
lift your arm now, are you ready?”)
• Allow them to do as much for themselves
as they can
• Avoid referring to any bodily care you
provide when it is not in progress and do
not, under any circumstances, refer to that
care in front of other people