A Home Health Aide, or Personal Care Aide, are professional caregivers responsible for helping patients maintain their personal health and hygiene in their place of residence. Their duties include shopping for groceries and preparing meals, grooming patients and handling basic logistics such as paying bills or scheduling appointments.Home Health Aide Duties and ResponsibilitiesHome Health Aides help patients in a variety of ways, which may include taking their vital signs or giving them medicine under a nurse’s direction. They must record and report this data as medically necessary. Aides also help patients with their daily functions, such as dressing or taking a bath. They can assist with planning for doctor’s appointments or other meetings and may organize transportation for them.
Other Home Health Aide responsibilities may include:
- Housekeeping, such as vacuuming or doing laundry
- Cooking meals
- Grocery shopping
- Reporting to nurses about patient’s health status
- Teaching patient self-care skills