How do they match: Personal Care Aides

  • Direct Support Staff Member
  • Personal Support Worker

  • 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.

  • Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.

  • Develop plans for programs or services.