How do they match: Personal Care Aides

  • Care Provider
  • Home Care Provider
  • Home Health Care Provider

  • 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.

  • Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence or obtaining information for them.
  • Care for individuals or families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
  • Train family members to provide bedside care.

  • Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families.