Caregiver/Personal Assistant Job Description

Providing personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient.

Job duties include but are not limited to:

• Perform housekeeping duties, such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes or dishes, or running errands.
• Provide clients with communication assistance, typing their correspondence or obtaining information for them.
• Transport clients to locations outside the home, such as to physicians' offices or on outings, using a motor vehicle.
• Plan, shop for, or prepare nutritious meals or assist families in planning, shopping for, or preparing nutritious meals.
• Care for individuals or families during periods of incapacitation, family disruption, or convalescence, providing companionship, personal care, or help in adjusting to new lifestyles.
• Instruct or advise clients on issues, such as household cleanliness, utilities, hygiene, and nutrition
• Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.
• Medication reminders
• Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.

Requirements:

• Service Oriented
• Active Listener
• Critical Thinker
• Monitoring
• Be able to instruct
• Time Management
• Coordination

About

Comfort at Home, LTD.

After 40+ years experience in healthcare we decided to establish a home care company serving adults in need of anything from Respite Care to basic activities of daily living in your own home by dedicated Caregivers and Personal Assistants.

We as the owners care deeply about your loved one and want to provide them with the ability to live safely and with dignity in their own chosen place of residence.

Comfort at Home, LTD.

With the help of our compassionate caregivers, you can be actively involved in your loved one's care. You can spend more time enjoying each other without the stress of managing your loved ones full-time.

Call to schedule a free in-home assessment. At your initial assessment we will discuss the following:

• Activities of daily living
• Daily routines and preferences
• Health History
• Home safety walk-through
• Cost of homecare services
• Initial activity planning including hobbies & interests