Description

Caregivers, Home Health Aides/ Personal Care Aids, are professionals responsible for helping patients maintain their personal health and hygiene in their place of residence. Their duties include shopping for groceries and preparing meals, grooming patients, and handling basic tasks.

Job Description
Caregivers help patients in a variety of ways, including medication reminders, daily functions, such as dressing or taking a bath, assisting with planning for doctor’s appointments, etc.

Other Home Health Aide responsibilities may include:

• Housekeeping, such as vacuuming or doing laundry
• Cooking meals
• Grocery shopping
• Reporting to nurses about patient’s health status
• Teaching patients self-care skills
• Bathing and dressing
• Medication Reminders