Personal Care Aides

What Does a Personal Care Aides Do?

Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
• 2Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
• 3Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists.
• 4Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services.
• 5Instruct or advise clients on issues, such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, nutrition, or infant care.
• 6Care for individuals or families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
• 7Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
• 8Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence or obtaining information for them.

Required Skills

• Appletree
• August Systems Visit Wizard
• Computer reading software
• Email software
• FaceTime
• MEDITECH software
• Mi-Co Mi-Forms
• Voltage SecureMail