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Personal Care Assistant Guidelines

What does a Personal Care Assistant do?

A Personal Care Assistant offers personal care services that are part of a client’s established plans for himself or herself. For example, they assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, helping those who cannot feed themselves and transferring from the bed into chairs.

Home Nurse Making Bed

What are the duties and responsibilities of a Personal Care Assistant?

Personal Care Assistants’ duties include mobility support, assisting with maintaining personal hygiene by bathing, brushing their hair and teeth or applying skincare. In addition, they may be responsible for housekeeping duties such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes and running errands. Additionally, Responsibilities of Validity Healthcare PCA’s responsibilities are listed below.

Validity Healthcare Personal Care Assistant responsibilities include:

  • Support clients who can’t move on their own

  • Help clients dress, bathe, eat etc.

  • Assist clients with physical therapy exercises

  • Cook meals according to the customer’s restrictions

  • Do necessary housekeeping to maintain a clean environment

  • Provide emotional support

  • Inform physicians or supervisors about uncommon events

  • Act quickly and responsibly in cases of emergency

  • Ensuring clients receive their medication on time

  • Providing general mobility support.

  • Assistant with transfer from bed to chairs and back to bed

  • Help customers with their shopping

  • assisting with maintaining personal hygiene by bathing, brushing their hair and teeth or applying skincare.

  • Assisting with toileting

  • Dressing

  • Grooming

  • Assisting with walking

  • Laundry

  • Light housework

  • Meal preparation

  • Assistance with feeding

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  • What makes a good Personal Care Assistant?

  • A good Personal Care Assistant is a compassionate, supportive and well-rounded individual. Maintaining reliability and organization is also vital. A good personal care assistant also understand that we provide care to clients in the comfort of their homes while maintaining the client’s dignity and respecting their privacy. These traits are imperative to provide the necessary support and comfort to recovering, disabled or frail clients.

  • Validity Healthcare Criteria for hiring PCA’s include but are not limited to;

  • Proven experience as personal care assistant

  • Committed to health & safety

  • Able to do housework and cooking

  • Well-organized and reliable

  • Excellent communication and people skills

  • Positive and compassionate attitude

  • Strong ethics

  • Physical stamina

  • CPR certified

  • High school diploma or equivalent

  • A valid driver’s license

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