Catheter Care and Continence Management

Understanding Catheter Care and Continence Management

Urinary incontinence is one of the most isolating experiences. Yet with appropriate catheter management and continence programmes, most people can achieve continence or effective management. People often feel profound embarrassment and withdraw from social life, work and community participation when continence is not controlled.

People may need support with catheter care when they have:

• Indwelling or intermittent catheters requiring safe management
• Urinary tract infections from contamination or poor technique
• Catheter blockage or dislodgement creating acute problems
• Incontinence affecting confidence and social participation
• Skin breakdown around catheter sites from poor care

Expert catheter care prevents serious complications and helps people regain confidence and participate in their communities.

How Home Care Experts Helps

Home Care Experts provides continence support through trained support workers. For clinical catheter management (insertion, removal, infection assessment), we coordinate with your medical team.

Our support workers provide:

• Emptying and changing urinary drainage bags regularly
• Basic hygiene cleaning around catheter insertion area
• Assisting with toileting and continence routines
• Observing and reporting changes (discolouration, leakage, discomfort, odour)
• General continence habits support and regular reminders