Caregivers provide daily activities, errands and household tasks assistance for seniors. In addition, they may assist them with medication regimens and showering requirements.

Home health agencies sometimes provide caregiver registries that include prescreened caregivers. The selection process typically includes background checks and interviews. Seniors may feel more at ease with home attendants who share similar languages, interests or cultures.

Duties

Home caregivers generally perform many duties. This could include helping seniors with personal care such as bathing, grooming and dressing; meals and feeding assistance; monitoring health and behavior changes in patients; as well as reporting any concerns or changes back to medical teams or family members. read more