The services provided by caregivers, specifically Personal Care Aides (PCAs) and Home Health Aides (HHAs), include:

  1. Assisting with personal care, which encompasses activities like bathing, dressing, grooming, and hygiene. Companionship and medication reminders are part of their responsibilities. However, hands-on care is not within the scope of a companion’s role.
  2. Changing linens and handling laundry, including sheets, towels, and clothing.
  3. Preparing meals, accommodating special diets, and taking care of the associated dishes and kitchen cleanup.
  4. Running errands such as grocery shopping, pharmacy pick-ups, and providing transportation or accompanying clients to various appointments, including medical, religious, and airport trips.
  5. Maintaining a clean living environment, which involves tasks like vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning countertops, sweeping, patio upkeep, bathroom and kitchen care, and taking out the garbage.
  6. Offering support and reality orientation for confused patients through appropriate interpersonal behavioral techniques.
  7. Feeding pets and tending to plants.
  8. Handling special projects as directed by the client, which might include cleaning closets or organizing.
  9. Managing calendars and organizing mail.
  10. Engaging in activities like board games, creating memory books, and reading.
  11. Keeping records of daily observations and promptly reporting any changes in the patient’s mental or physical condition to the nurse.
  12. Assisting with the preparation and serving of regular diets, monitoring food intake, and supporting the patient with eating.
  13. Assisting with oral care, including standby help.
  14. Aiding with exercise programs and range of motion exercises as directed by medical professionals.
  15. Assisting patients with self-administered oral medications prescribed by their doctors.
  16. Utilizing specialized equipment, such as a Hoyer lift.
  17. Assisting patients with toileting, including helping them on and off bedpans, commodes, and toilets.
  18. Administering specialized skin care as per medical direction.
  19. Collecting stool, sputum, and urine specimens using appropriate techniques.
  20. Reinforcing dressings and changing simple non-sterile dressings.
  21. Assisting patients in using disability-oriented devices for daily living.
  22. Guiding patients in performing prescribed exercises taught by qualified healthcare professionals.
  23. Applying prescribed ice caps or ice collars as part of patient care.

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