Personal Care Assistant

Personal Care Assistant:
JOB DUTIES AND TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: Personal Assistants and Home Care Aides
Personal assistants and home care aides provide personal assistance and support to clients with long-term disabilities. In addition to helping with personal care, they often help with instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), such as housekeeping, meal preparation, medication management, shopping, and bill paying. Personal care assistants who are employed and supervised directly by consumers often provide clinical assistance as well.
In addition to working in people’s homes, personal care assistants work in other community-based settings, such as adult day centers and group homes.