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0-5 years of experience
Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discussed observations with supervisor or case manager
- Checked patients’ pulse, temperature, and respiration
- Changed bed linens, washed and ironed laundry, provided light housekeeping, or assisted with personal care
- Administered prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician
- Prepared and served meals to patients according to prescribed diets
0-5 years of experience
Assisted patients moving in and out of beds, baths, and wheelchairs
- Cared for patients by assisting with their personal care and house chores
- Entertained, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
- Planned, purchased, prepared, or served meals to patients, according to prescribed diets
- Checked patients’ pulse, temperature, and respiration, and assist with blood sugar monitoring
- Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss with supervisor
0-5 years of experience
Provided care for disabled, cognitively impaired, or chronically ill patients
- Prepared food and feed patient, perform light housekeeping, do laundry, go grocery shopping, and run errands
- Ensured patient follows diet and exercise according to care plan
- Transported patient to Dr’s appointments and keep record of services performed
- Assisted patients with personal services such as; bathing, dressing, and grooming
0-5 years of experience
Administered prescribed medications as directed by physician to elderly patients
- Transported patients to and from appointments with physicians and sat in for consultations
- Created budget plans, purchased, prepared, and served meals to patients according to prescribed diets.
- Provided patients and family with emotional support and instructions in preparing healthy meals, independent living, and adaptation to disability or illness
0-5 years of experience
Administered bedside and personal care, such as ambulation and personal hygiene assistance
- Prepared and maintained records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor
- Cared for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care and help adjusting to new lifestyles
- Transported clients to locations outside the home, such as shopping and physicians’ office visits, using a motor vehicle
0-5 years of experience
In-home Nursing Assistant.
- Administered medication.
- Positioned patients, while helping ensure comfort.
- Provided assistance and managed routine physical therapy exercises.
- Assisted patients with daily routines and schedules, through offering transportation services, cooking, and cleaning.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Check patients’ pulse, temperature, and respiration to ensure there are no health concerns.
- Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by homecare nurse.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
- Maintained a safe play environment, and observe and monitor children’s play activities
- Communicated with children’s parents or guardians about daily activities, behaviors, and related issues.
- Instructed children in health and personal habits, such as eating, resting, and toilet habits.
- Supported children’s emotional and social development.
0-5 years of experience
Provided routine individualized healthcare such as, dressing wounds and applying topical medications to the elderly, or individuals with disabilities at the patient’s home.
- Assisted patients with personal care, to include bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Planned, purchased, prepared or served meals to patients as required.
- Changed bed lines, iron and laundry, performed light cleaning, and assisted with other personal care.
0-5 years of experience
Provided patients and families with emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living, and adaptation to disability and illness.
- Performed a variety of duties as requested by clients, such as obtaining household supplies and running errands.
- Entertained, conversed with, and read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
- Changed bed linens, washed and ironed patients’ laundry.
- Accompanied clients’ to doctors’ offices and on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance and companionship.
- Provided patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles, and with dressing and grooming.
- Directed patients in simple prescribed exercises and in the use of braces.
0-5 years of experience
Monitor the client’s vitals on daily basis, coordinate with client’s family and physician regarding progress and communicate any changes in health immediately.
- Deliver bedside care to clients and assist in maintenance of their personal hygiene.
- Conducted light housekeeping tasks, and grocery shopping and maintained general conversations with clients.
- Administered all prescribed medicines on time and accompanied the clients to hospital visits.
- Provide high quality companionship to clients and ensure the medicines are being administered as prescribed.
- Revived basic physical activity in depressed client by providing high quality companionship and exercise assistance.
- Compassionate nature and loving disposition
0-5 years of experience
Recorded and monitor patient’s vital signs and blood pressure.
- Performed house chores such as cooking, laundry, cleaning, etc.
- Assisted patients with bathing, feeding, toileting, and medication dosage.
- Monitored patient’s safety while promoting independent living and life skills.
- Skilled at using Hoyer Lift/Mechanical Life on required patients to transfer from one room to another.
- Provided personal care to patients with Dementia, Diabetes, Stokes, and Paraplegic Stomas, Post-Heart Attack side effects, Alzheimer’s and Seizures.
0-5 years of experience
Suggested healthy dieting and nutrition for participants and patient care duties
- Budgeted finances and advocated for participants as needed
- Assisted to the needs of and guided participants with Traumatic Brain Injury
- Supervised and documented participants medication intake
6-10 years of experience
- Coordinated and charted activities for patients in medical facility
- Scheduled and verified doctor appointments for patient
- Provided medication reminders when necessary
- Completed range of motion excercise when assigned by supervisor
- Assisted patients with bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing
- Contacted Nursing Supervisor for changes in patient medical conditions
6-10 years of experience
Travel to patients home and followed established care plans
- Maintained logs and records of travel and care provided
- Performed duties according to care plan and as requested by client
- Laundry, light housekeeping, cooking, grooming, and personal hygiene
0-5 years of experience
Provided in-home care to patients with various disorders.
- Dispensed medication and took vitals to maintain patients’ health
- Ensured patients participated in recreational and physical activities
- Prepared meals and performed light housekeeping of the patients’ home
6-10 years of experience
Assist with certain treatments as ordered by the physician and approved and supervised by the nurse
- Perform frequent transfers and lifting, dressing, bathing grooming and feeding for all assigned patients
- Provide personal care: bathing, grooming, including oral care, assist the client with dressing and undressing
- Assist the client with toileting activities, assist in feeding the client, feed the client who are unable to feed themselves
- Follow established patient care plans, travel to patients’ homes and provides basic patient care
- Maintain logs and records of travel, time, supplies used, and care provided
- Complete documentations notes regarding patient care and notify supervisor of changes in patients’ condition
0-5 years of experience
Provided patients and families with emotional support and instruction (prepared healthy meals, independent living, and adaptation to disability and illness)
- Performed a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies and running errands
- Changed bed linens, washed and ironed patients’ laundry, and cleaned patients’ homes
- Accompanied clients to doctors’ offices and on other trips outside the home
- Provided transportation, assistance and companionship
- Maintained records of client care, condition, progress, and problems in order to report and discuss observations with a supervisor and case manager
- Provided clients with transporting, baths, wheelchairs and automobiles, and with dressing and grooming
0-5 years of experience
Helped patients maintain a clean and safe living environment
- Escorted patients to and from doctor appointments
- Assisted patients with cooking, cleaning, and laundry and shopping
- Completed daily logs with 100% accuracy
- Accurately recorded incident reports
0-5 years of experience
Performed budgeting
- Identified and reported problems
- Facilitated healthy eating habits
- Maintained safe environment
- Managed schedules
0-5 years of experience
Maintained all confidential personnel files, licensing and CPR compliance records
- Provided treatment within scope of practice as defined by state law
- Frequently commended for maintaining the safety, respect and dignity of residents
- Coordinated with doctors and registered nurses to develop care plans for patients
- Utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted with ADL’s
- Provided detailed recording of client conditions and care
- Was responsible for managing oral medicines under the direction of physician
- Obtained vital signs of clients daily
- Turned and positioned bedbound clients as needed
- Supervised confused clients and entertained them to keep mentally fit
6-10 years of experience
Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Provided patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Bathed patients.
- Entertained, conversed with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
0-5 years of experience
Helped with personal care (bathing, dressing, shampooing, brushing teeth, and toileting)
- Entertained, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert
- Changed bed linens, wash and iron patients’ laundry, and clean patients’ quarters
- Maintained records of patient care, condition, progress, and problems in order to report and discuss observations with a supervisor or case manager.
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted clients with personal hygiene
- Provided nutritional support
- Performed errands
- Reported changes RN t in the patient’s condition
- Helped with ambulation and exercise
0-5 years of experience
Attended to the needs of the elderly and disabled
- Provided assistance with moving in and out of bed, wheelchairs and baths
- Dressed and groomed clients/patients
- Prepared healthy meals
- Maintained record of patient care, condition, and progress as it pertained to case management
0-5 years of experience
Cited for excellence in interpersonal communications, teamwork, flexibility and reliability
- Demonstrated the ability to interact with patients from diverse cultures and backgrounds
- Provide in home service to elderly and disabled, including: bathing, cooking, housekeeping
- Monitor administration of medication
- Certified in HHA, PCA, HOSPICE, PEDIATRICS and HIV
0-5 years of experience
- Provided professional health care for clients with limited abilities.
- Assisted with daily living activities such as hygiene and physical therapy.
- Operated and maintained ambulation equipment according to standards.
- Maintained safety precautions at all times.
- Recorded daily care plan on assessment forms.
- Conveyed overall assessments to the supervisors.
- Complied with company policies and regulations.
0-5 years of experience
- Maintained accurate records of patient care, condition, progress and concerns.
- Monitored Vital signs, such as blood pressure and pulse.
- Responded appropriately to the physical, emotional and developmental needs of patients.
- Assisted patients with bathing, oral hygiene, grooming, feeding and elimination.
- Helped patient move out of beds, baths and wheelchairs.
- Scheduled and accompanied clients to medical appointments.
- Assist with patient transfer and ambulation
0-5 years of experience
Performed light cleaning duties, obtained household supplies and ran errands.
- Accompanied clients to doctors’ offices and on other trips outside the home, provided transportation, assistance and companionship.
- Administered prescribed oral medication under written direction of physician.
- Massaged patients and preparations, treatment and changed dressing.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted client with personal hygiene
- Provided nutritional supports
- Perform errands
- Reported changes to RN of patience condition.
- Assist residents with personal cares, transferring and toileting
- Ensure safety and well-being in all performed tasks.
- Assist residents with range of motion exercises per care plan
0-5 years of experience
Provided Home Health Assistance to convalescent seniors in their homes.
- Assisted with bathing, showering, getting dressed and other personal hygiene
- Cooking balanced meals.
- General housekeeping, cleaning tasks, laundry, bed making and changing.
- Administer medications as prescribed by physician.
- Accompany consumer to activities.
- Be a reliable and efficient aide and warm-hearted companion, reading, conversing and providing mental stimulation.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for assisting the client with cooking, washing dishes & clothes, and serving nutritional meals.
- Assisted client with self-administering medication.
- Escorted client to various leisure activities and medical appointments.
- Provided client support with taking vital signs and various blood pressure and pulse readings.
- Assisted client with cleaning the apartment and making occupied any unoccupied beds.
- Provide the client with companionship as well as keeping frequent communication between patients and staff.
- Assist the client changing incontinent briefs and toileting.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Accompany clients to doctors’ offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
0-5 years of experience
Attentive interaction and communication with patience
- Provided assistance in activities on daily living such as dressing, grooming, oral hygiene, bathing and toileting
- Prepared meals and assist in feeding
- Check patient’s pluses, temperature, respiration and remind of medication intake
- Conduct light physical and mental exercises such as walking also stretching
- Provide home maintenance such as light housekeeping
0-5 years of experience
Assisted clients with personal hygiene.
- Provided nutritional support.
- Performed errands.
- Maintained a clean and safe household for patient(s)
- Assist client with medication when needed.
0-5 years of experience
Assisted clients with personal hygiene.
- Provided nutritional support.
- Performed errands.
- Maintained a clean and safe household for patient(s)
- Assist client with medication when needed.
0-5 years of experience
Home management tasks including housekeeping, laundry, shopping and errands
- Prepare and serve simple modified diets according to instruction and assist with feeding as necessary, bathing, dressing and grooming, home maintenance and exercise programs
- Transporting for medical appointments, and recreational activities
- Assist self-directing consumers with medication reminders, refilling prescription at the local pharmacy as specified on plan of care
- Completion of Essential Life Planning reports, Personal Spending records, medication logs and environmental checklist as directed by state Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
0-5 years of experience
Assisted patient with daily baths, dressing and grooming
- Assisted patient with toileting and bedpan use
- Transferred patient from bed to wheel chair via Hoyer Lift
- Prepared meals for patient
- Monitored blood pressure
- Accompanied patient to medical appointments
- Light housekeeping and shopping according to care plan
0-5 years of experience
Assisting the disabled, sick, and elderly population with personal task such as, dressing and bathing.
- Assisting in maintaining clients homes clean and safe for daily in home mobility.
- Encourage clients to become independent by assisting with daily small routines.
- Follow Care Plan according to clients needs and report findings of improvement or decline in health.
- Accompany clients to doctors appointment or personal errands.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Check patients Vitals.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, cleaning, and/ or assisting with their personal care.
- Entertain, converse with, or read to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or feed meals to patients, according to prescribed diets
- Accompany clients to doctors’ offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises either passive or active ROM.
0-5 years of experience
- Assisting with ambulation, personal hygiene and toileting and other household work.
- Communicated with the Nurse and family on client’s health.
- Provide companionship to an elderly patients.
- Assisted with personal hygiene, toileting, ambulation, cooking, cleaning and necessary house work.
0-5 years of experience
Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems/observations to report and/or discuss with supervisor or case manager
- Administer personal care when functioning as a PCA; assist with ambulation and personal hygiene
- Provide patients with emotional support in adapting to disability or illness
- Entertain, converse with, and read to patients to keep them mentally alert
- Plan, purchase, prepare, and serve meals to patients according to prescribed diets
- Perform light housekeeping, such as cooking and handling errands, as needed
- Provide client transportation
0-5 years of experience
Preform different tasks depending on the client’s needs.
- Performed light housekeeping duties; cooking, cleaning, washing and errands.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as preparing healthy meals, independent living.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, and wheelchair and with dressing and grooming. Work with Clients one on one making their lives easier and more cheerful.
0-5 years of experience
Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for the elderly, preparing healthy meals, and living independently.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs or automobiles, and with dressing and grooming.
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for managing and coordinating the schedules of Home Health aides as well as nurses engaged in caring for elderly, convalescent, or disabled people in a home environment
- Coordinate activities with other health team members to ensure patient care and communication of pertinent findings
- Provide timely and effective customer service to referrers, patient and intake staff
- Process monthly billing for nurses, home health aides and physical therapists
- Answer and field calls to appropriate team member
- Train employees on computer systems
0-5 years of experience
Home Health Aid
- Supports patients by providing housekeeping and laundry services
- Shop for food and other household requirements
- Prepare and serving meals and snacks
- Escort patient to doctor appointment
- Monitors patient condition by observing physical and mental condition, report to nursing manager
0-5 years of experience
Change dressings.
- Check patients’ pulse, temperature and respiration.
- Maintain records of patient care, condition progress, and problems in order to report and discuss with a supervisor or case manager.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs or automobiles, and with dressing and grooming.
- Care for elderly who are disabled or who have sick or disabled parents.
- Performs home management tasks including housekeeping, laundry, shopping and errands.
0-5 years of experience
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Check patients’ pulse, temperature, and respiration.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.
Home Health Aide Duties and Responsibilities
Home health aides perform many different tasks based on the patients they care for and where they administer care. However, these core duties are the same in most environments:
Provide Care Home health aides assist patients with daily self-care activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and personal grooming. This often includes preparing meals that meet any special dietary concerns and performing general housekeeping and cleaning duties, such as washing dishes and doing laundry.
Relate Information Home health aides tell customers how to operate their medical equipment and give demonstrations on using the various functions. They also educate patients and immediate family members on how patients can care for themselves and receive care from others.
Observe and Assess Patients Home health aides take vital signs, observe behavior and condition, and perform medical evaluations, noting any observations or assessments in patient charts.
Dress Wounds Home health aides dress and redress wounds after surgeries and other medical procedures.
Administer Medication Home health aides give patients prescribed medication.
Collaborate Home health aides collaborate with other members of the care team to ensure each patient’s ongoing progress.
Provide Transportation Home health aides take patients to and from doctors’ appointments.
Maintain Confidentiality Home health aides observe and maintain patient confidentiality in accordance with state and federal healthcare laws.
Alert Physicians If patients experience a medical crisis or complication, home health aides immediately alert the primary care physician and the hiring company to inform them of the situation and get advice on how to take further action.
Home Health Aide Skills and Qualifications
Home health aides are caring individuals with strong communication skills and keen eyes for detail who are sympathetic even when patients are at their worst. Employers hire candidates who display the following essential skills:
- Interpersonal skills – home health aides need good interpersonal skills to stay sympathetic and patient with those who are ill or injured. They know how to get patients to open up about their pain and personal self-care problems
- Bedside manner – home health aides care for sick patients, so employers prefer service-oriented professionals with warm, personable demeanors
- Computer skills – home health aides need at least basic computer skills to enter information into digital patient charts
- Communication skills – excellent verbal and written communication skills are essential for home health aides, who must chart patient progress and symptoms and collaborate with the rest of the patient care team
- Physical fitness – home health aides physically lift and transport patients, and perform tasks that require squatting, bending, lifting, and stooping, all of which require strength
- Analytical thinking – home health aides use analytical skills to evaluate patients and note their general state of health and ongoing progress
Home Health Aide Education and Training
Home health aides must be 18 years or older with a high school diploma or GED to be eligible for hire. Because of the amount of travel associated with the job, home health aides must have a valid driver’s license and reliable personal transportation. Most employers also require home health aides to pass a background check. Employers train home health aides on performing basic patient evaluations and in-home care tasks. The length of this training period varies by employer. During training, home health aides are closely supervised by a senior home health aide or manager.
Home Health Aide Salary and Outlook
Home health aides and personal care aides earn $11.12 hourly, or $23,130 annually, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were almost 3 million jobs available for these professionals in 2016, a number that’s projected to grow 41 percent by 2026. This is much faster than the average U.S. job growth rate. A majority of full-time home health aides receive full benefits packages from employers that include medical insurance with vision and dental coverage. Typically, 401(k) retirement plans are also offered. Home health aides receive paid vacation and holidays as part of standard packages. Because of the amount of travel involved with the job, some employers may offer travel reimbursement as well.
Helpful Resources
Use these resources to find job openings, look for education resources, and learn home healthcare tips and techniques for home health aides:
National Association for Home Care & Hospice – visit this website to find job opportunities, read healthcare industry news updates, look up conference dates, and locate medical facilities and hospices
Home Health Aide Training Handbook: A Practical Guide for Training Home Health Aides and Personal Care Assistants – this handbook serves as a training program for home health aides who need to learn the basics and get a fundamental understanding of how to perform the common tasks associated with the job
Home Care Association of America – find webinars, upcoming medical conferences, and other resources for home health aides at the HCAOA website
The Home Health Aide Handbook – this handbook is full of tips for evaluating patients, helping with pain management, performing medical techniques, and other home care-specific tasks such as housekeeping and cooking
American Health Care Association – discover training events, webinars, job openings, news updates, and research tools at this website made for all healthcare professionals
Providing Home Care: A Textbook for Home Health Aides – this book is made with illustrations and color tabs that make it easy to find specific information about providing in-home care to patients
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