Personal and home care aidesPersonal and home care aides help elderly, disabled, and ill persons live in their own homes or in residential care facilities instead of in a health facility. Most personal and home care aides work with elderly or disabled clients who need more extensive personal and home care than family or friends can provide. Some aides work with families in which a parent is incapacitated and small children need care. Others help discharged hospital patients who have relatively short-term needs. (Home health aides—who provide health-related services, rather than mainly housekeeping and routine personal care—are discussed in the statement on nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides, elsewhere in the Handbook.) Personal and home care aides—also called homemakers, caregivers, companions, and personal attendants—provide housekeeping and routine personal care services. They clean clients� houses, do laundry, and change bed linens. Aides may plan meals (including special diets), shop for food, and cook. Aides also may help clients move from bed, bathe, dress, and groom. Some accompany clients outside the home, serving as a guide and companion. Personal and home care aides provide instruction and psychological support to their patients. They may advise families and patients on such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household tasks. Aides also may assist in toilet training a severely mentally handicapped child, or they may just listen to clients talk about their problems. In home healthcare agencies, a registered nurse, physical therapist, or social worker assigns specific duties and supervises personal and home care aides. Aides keep records of services performed and of clients� condition and progress. They report changes in the client�s condition to the supervisor or case manager. In carrying out their work, aides cooperate with other healthcare professionals, including registered nurses, therapists, and other medical staff. Related news articles American HealthCare Capital in Conjunction With the National ... - Oct 13, 2006 Market Wire (press release)...& Hospice is the nation's largest trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, and home care aide organizations. Firm helps care for elderly - Oct 2, 2006 Akron Beacon Journal,...inspected their home. She recommended handrails, physical therapy and weekly visits from a home care aide to help with chores. The care ... Caregiver honored - Sep 20, 2006 Herald Times Reporter,It is presented to a certified nursing assistant, resident assistant, home health aide, home care aide, personal care worker, rehabilitation aide, adult day ... More information on Personal and home care aides from The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Overview of Personal and home care aides occupation Number of Personal and home care aides in the U.S. Salary and earnings for Personal and home care aides Working conditions for Personal and home care aides Significant points for Personal and home care aides Training requirements for Personal and home care aides Labor Information Home | Occupational data by city | Search Rainforests | Madagascar | What's new |