Caregiver / Personal Care Assistant
Core
Provide in-home personal care, companionship, and daily living assistance to seniors.
Role type
Personal Care Assistant (PCA)
Builds
In-home care services for seniors
Domain
Healthcare / Senior Care
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Compassion, light housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation, observation of physical/mental/emotional changes, maintaining a comforting environment
Preferred skills
Experience working with seniors or individuals with physical disabilities
Responsibilities
Provide companionship and develop friendly relationships with seniors and their families; Help seniors with daily living tasks such as light housekeeping and meal preparation; Provide occasional transportation and accompany seniors to appointments; Observe and report changes in the senior's condition; Maintain a trusting and comforting environment in the home