| Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 |
| 2002 asp 5 - continued |
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SCHEDULE 1
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SOCIAL CARE NOT ORDINARILY CHARGED FOR |
| 1 | As regards the personal hygiene of the person cared for-
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(b) cleaning teeth (whether or not they are artificial) by means of a brush or dental floss and (in the case of artificial teeth) by means of soaking; |
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(c) providing assistance in rinsing the mouth; |
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(d) keeping finger nails and toe nails trimmed; |
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(e) assisting the person with going to the toilet or with using a bedpan or other receptacle; |
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(f) where the person is fitted with a catheter or stoma, providing such assistance as is requisite to ensure cleanliness and that the skin is kept in a favourable hygienic condition; |
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(g) where the person is incontinent- |
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(i) the consequential making of the person's bed and consequential changing and laundering of the person's bedding and clothing; and
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(ii) caring for the person's skin to ensure that it is not adversely affected.
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| 2 | As regards the person's eating requirements-
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(a) assisting with the preparation of food; |
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(b) assisting in the fulfilment of special dietary needs. |
| 3 | If the person is immobile or substantially immobile, dealing with the problems of that immobility.
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| 4 | If the person requires medical treatment, assisting with medication, as for example by-
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(a) applying creams or lotions; |
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(b) administering eye drops; |
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(c) applying dressings in cases where this can be done without the physical involvement of a registered nurse or of a medical practitioner; |
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(d) assisting with the administration of oxygen as part of a course of therapy. |
| 5 | With regard to the person's general well-being-
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(a) assisting with getting dressed; |
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(b) assisting with surgical appliances, prosthesis and mechanical and manual equipment; |
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(c) assisting with getting up and with going to bed; |
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(d) the provision of devices to help memory and of safety devices; |
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(e) behaviour management and psychological support. |
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