How do they match: Personal Care Aides

  • Home Care Aide
  • Home Care Attendant
  • Home Care Provider
  • Home Caregiver
  • Home Health Aide
  • Home Health Care Provider
  • Home Help Aide
  • Homemaker
  • Care Manager
  • Certified Home Health Aide
  • In Home Caregiver

  • 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.

  • Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
  • Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.