Care Worker Resident Care Role Facility Task Shower in shower chair On an early shift, Residents require full assistance with personal care, showering and dressing, transport and ambulation. Residents may be relatively independent requiring verbal and light assistance with showering and dressing, to require maximum support, including limb support. Some Residents have increased tone in their limbs, making them very heavy to manoeuvre. (For example lifting an arm away from the Resident’s side to wash all areas) The volume of showers per is up to 5-6 residents. Staff is required to demonstrate squat, and reach forwards and to 90 to 120 degrees occasionally to the capacity to: frequently kneel / half sideways to 60 access all body parts to wash hair. bend kneel degrees frequently Tilt-in-space shower chair provides more flexibility for care staff for resident transfers and for showering and dressing. Critical physical demands Physical Demand N O F C Description Sitting Standing Walking Climbing Frequent stooping to access all resident Stooping to wash Frequent bending to access all resident Bending to wash Kneeling To access feet and perianal areas Frequent squatting to access all Resident / Squatting resident areas to wash Crawling Gripping Forward Reach Frequent reach above shoulder height with Risk of developing a MSI Overheard Reach spinal bend to access all areas of resident to wash Limbs to wash under arms, limbs can be Lift resistive increasing force required Carry Can be strong pull force required to move Push / Pull limbs if spasticity in limbs N = Never, O = Occasional (1–33%), F = Frequent (34–66%), C = Constant (67–100%) Repetitive action / sustained posture Neck: Neck flexion, looking down when showering, and extension, looking up when reaching forwards. Shoulders: Repetitive extended forward and above shoulder reach and can be forceful pushing, pulling with arms outstretched to manoeuvre resistive limbs. Thoracic: Sustained forward bending Lumbar: Bending down frequently to access all areas of resident to wash. Twisting and reaching over the shower chair. Lift/Push/Pull demands-Medium
Role Care Worker Resident Care Facility Task Shower in shower chair On an early shift, Residents require full assistance with personal care, showering and dressing, transport and ambulation. Residents may be relatively independent requiring verbal and light assistance with showering and dressing, to require maximum support, including limb support. Some Residents have increased tone in their limbs, making them very heavy to manoeuvre. (For example lifting an arm away from the Resident’s side to wash all areas) The volume of showers per is up to 5-6 residents. Staff is required to demonstrate the capacity to: bend squat, and frequently kneel / half kneel reach forwards and sideways to 60 degrees frequently to 90 to 120 degrees occasionally to access all body parts to wash hair. Tilt-in-space shower chair provides more flexibility for care staff for resident transfers and for showering and dressing. Critical physical demands Physical Demand N O F C Description Sitting Standing Walking Climbing Stooping Frequent stooping to access all resident to wash Bending Frequent bending to access all resident to wash Kneeling To access feet and perianal areas Squatting Frequent squatting to access all Resident / resident areas to wash Crawling Gripping Forward Reach Overheard Reach Frequent reach above shoulder height with spinal bend to access all areas of resident to wash Risk of developing a MSI Lift Limbs to wash under arms, limbs can be resistive increasing force required Carry Push / Pull Can be strong pull force required to move limbs if spasticity in limbs N = Never, O = Occasional (1–33%), F = Frequent (34–66%), C = Constant (67–100%) Repetitive action / sustained posture Neck: Shoulders: Thoracic: Lumbar: Neck flexion, looking down when showering, and extension, looking up when reaching forwards. Repetitive extended forward and above shoulder reach and can be forceful pushing, pulling with arms outstretched to manoeuvre resistive limbs. Sustained forward bending Bending down frequently to access all areas of resident to wash. Twisting and reaching over the shower chair. Lift/Push/Pull demands-Medium
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