Personal Care Attendant

Live Well Home Care; Atkinson (NH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Apploi is seeking an in-home caregiver to provide compassionate personal care to clients in their own homes and communities. The role supports activities of daily living, mobility, meal planning, housekeeping, and companionship, following established care plans and agency policies.

Responsibilities include assisting with daily living tasks, ensuring safety, coordinating with the Client Care Team, and documenting care activities.

Qualifications

• Must have Physical and TB test results within last 11 months.

Responsibilities

• Assist with activities of daily living and personal care.
• Ambulation assistance.
• Bathing assistance.
• Dressing assistance.
• Exercise assistance.
• Feeding assistance.
• Hair care.
• Medication reminding.
• Mouth care.
• Nail care.
• Positioning.
• Shaving assistance.
• Skin care.
• Toileting assistance.
• Transferring.
• Ensure client’s safety and security by supervising the home environment.
• Meal planning and simple meal preparation as needed.
• Routine housekeeping like making beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen/bathroom, and laundry.
• Provide companionship and social interactions.
• Offer respite care according to care plans.
• Run essential errands and accompany clients to medical facilities, shops, and outings as specified.

Job description

Join a company that has a passion for taking care of people!

Job Summary:

Must have Physical and TB test results within last 11 months

Provide service to individuals in their own homes and communities, who need assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability, and/or other inflictions. Personal Care may include assistance with the activities of daily living, housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, companionship, and respite. Responsible for ensuring service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards.

Duties/Responsibilities:

Assist with the activities of daily living and personal care including:

• ambulation

• bathing

• dressing

• exercise

• feeding

• hair care

• medication reminding

• mouth care

• nail care

• positioning

• shaving

• skin care

• toileting

• transferring

• Ensure client’s safety and security by supervising the home environment.

• Teach/perform meal planning and preparation, routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry.

• Provide companionship including social interactions, conversations, emotional reassurance, and encouragement of activities that stimulate the mind.

• Provides respite care for families in accordance with care plans.

• Perform/assist with essential shopping/errands, which may include handling the client’s money in accordance with the care plan and under the observation of the Branch Manager.

• Assist clients with following a written, special diet plan and reinforcement of diet maintenance as identified on the care plan.

• Escort clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping, and outings as specified in the care plan.

• Assist clients with communication by writing or typing correspondence for them.

• Participate with Client Care Team (Branch Manager and Regional Leadership) by providing input and making suggestions.

• Ensure service is delivered in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures, and practices.

• Monitor supplies and resources.

• Follow the written care plan.

• Carry out duties as assigned by the Branch Manager.

• Observe clients and their environments and reports unsafe conditions to Branch Manager.