Assist elderly or disabled adults with daily living activities at the person's home or in a daytime non-residential facility. Duties performed at a place of residence may include keeping house (making beds, doing laundry, washing dishes) and preparing meals. May provide meals and supervised activities at non-residential care facilities. May advise families, the elderly, and disabled on such things as nutrition, cleanliness, and household utilities.

Other names for Personal and Home Care Aides: Aide, Blind Aide, Blind Escort, Care Taker, Caregiver, Certified Medication Aide (CMA), Certified Nurse Aide (CNA), Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Community Living Specialist, Companion, Competency Evaluated Nursing Assistant (CENA), Convalescent Sitter, Direct Care Staffer, Direct Service Provider, Direct Support Professional, Family Member Caretaker, Geriatric Aide, Guardian Family Member, Habilitation Training Specialist, Health Service Worker, Home Care Attendant, Home Care Giver, Home Care Provider, Home Health Aide (HHA), Home Health Care Provider, Home Help Aide, Homemaker, Independent Living Specialist, Individual Service Staff (ISS), Live in Caregiver, Nutrition Aide, Personal Assistant, Personal Attendant, Personal Care Assistant (PCA), Personal Care Attendant, Personal Care Provider (PCP), Personal Home Care Aide, Personal Support Worker, Resident Assistant, Sitter,

• Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.
• Train family members to provide bedside care.
• Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence and obtaining information for them.
• Perform health care related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses and physiotherapists.
• Administer bedside and personal care, such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance.
• Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.
• Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes, and running errands.
• Care for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care and help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
• Instruct and advise clients on issues such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, nutrition and infant care.
• Plan, shop for, and prepare nutritious meals, or assist families in planning, shopping for, and preparing nutritious meals.
• Participate in case reviews, consulting with the team caring for the client, to evaluate the client's needs and plan for continuing services.

• Adjustable widemouth pliers
• Adjustable wrenches
• Back or lumbar or sacral orthopedic softgoods
• Patient bed or table scales for general use
• Bedpans for general use
• Blood pressure cuff kits
• Braille devices for the physically challenged
• Canes or cane accessories
• Crutches or crutch accessories
• Digital cameras
• Electronic medical thermometers
• Glucose monitors or meters
• Hammers
• Hearing aids for the physically challenged
• Patient lifts or accessories
• Shower or bath chairs or seats for the physically challenged
• Lower extremity prosthetic devices
• Electric vibrators for rehabilitation or therapy
• Personal computers
• Oxygen therapy delivery system products accessories or its supplies
• Screwdrivers
• Shower or bath chairs or seats for the physically challenged
• Specimen collectors
• Voice synthesizers for the physically challenged
• Mechanical stethoscopes or accessories
• Tablet computers
• Telecommunication devices TDD or teletypewriters TTY for the physically challenged
• Telecommunication devices TDD or teletypewriters TTY for the physically challenged
• Vascular or compression apparel or supports
• Patient shifting boards or accessories
• Upper extremity prosthetic devices
• Digital camcorders or video cameras
• Walkers or rollators
• Walking braces
• Wheelchairs

Word processing software

Calendar and scheduling software

Spreadsheet software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Data base reporting software

Electronic mail software