“I Didn’t Feel Like Me Anymore”: How Personal Care Gave Me Back My Dignity

When Margaret’s daughter first called Right at Home, she sounded tired, not from the hours she spent helping her mum each week, but from watching someone she loved slowly lose her confidence.

“Mum was always so proud,” she said. “She’d never ask for help. But when I noticed she’d stopped doing her hair and wasn’t showering as often, I knew something had changed.”

When Everyday Tasks Become Difficult

For many older Australians, the smallest tasks; showering, dressing, or simply moving safely around the home, they can start to feel daunting.
Sometimes it’s due to mobility changes, a recent hospital stay, or the quiet onset of fatigue that comes with age.

When these moments start to build up, they don’t just affect hygiene or safety, they can chip away at a person’s sense of self-worth and independence.

“I didn’t feel like me anymore,” Margaret recalls. “I stopped looking in the mirror. I felt like I’d lost control over my day.”

A Gentle Start with Personal Care

At Right at Home, personal care is never just about providing assistance — it’s about giving back comfort, confidence, and dignity.

When a Care Manager visited Margaret for her free in-home consultation, the focus was on her comfort first.
They created a personalised care plan that included:

• Gentle help with showering and grooming.

• Support choosing clothes and maintaining her morning routine.

• Regular companionship visits for conversation and reassurance.

Within weeks, the change was visible. Margaret’s smile returned — along with her confidence.

“It wasn’t about someone doing things for me,” she says. “It was about feeling like myself again.”

Dignity, Independence, and Trust — Every Day

Right at Home’s Personal Care services are designed around respect and choice.
Our carers are trained to provide discreet, professional support that empowers clients to maintain independence — safely and comfortably in their own homes.

From assistance with mobility and grooming to medication reminders and wellbeing checks, every visit is guided by compassion, privacy, and dignity.

Because sometimes the smallest acts of care — a helping hand, a kind word, a respectful routine — make the biggest difference.

How Right at Home Can Help

If you or someone you love is finding personal care tasks more difficult, know that you’re not alone.
Right at Home offers compassionate Personal Care services through the Support at Home Program and private pay options.

If you want more information on personal care, click here.
Find out how Right at Home can help you or your loved one regain confidence, independence, and dignity at home.

Call 1300 363 802 or visit your local Right at Home office to book your free in-home consultation today.

Right at Home Australia is a leading provider of quality in-home care. Our mission is to improve the quality of life for those we serve, ensuring the Right Care, Right at Home™.  We support people living with complex and post-operative care needs, dementia and cognitive decline, seniors, and adults living with a disability, including NDIS participants. Our tailored services help clients to remain safe and independent in their homes. We are an Approved Provider under the Aged Care Act, meaning we can provide quality support at home under a government-funded home care package. We also offer private pay arrangements for those who do not have government funding or who wish to pay privately for top-up care. Right at Home is all about you. We are available 24/7, so contact your local office today. You can also call our national number on 1300 363 802. 

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