Duties for Personal Care and Homemaker Workers

All clients are assigned specific tasks by the plan of care. All clients are serviced according to the task provided.

NOTE: THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED FOR CLIENTS ONLY, NOT FAMILY MEMBERS. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT SPECIFIC TASK YOUR HOMEMAKER IS EXPECTED TO COMPLETE, CONSULT WITH YOUR CASE WORKER.

PERSONAL CARE AIDE DUTIES:

Personal care aides must follow the care plan provided by the agency. The care plan is reviewed during admission with the PCA.

HOMEMAKER DUTIES:

Homemaking is defined as light housework, laundry, shopping, or preparation of meals. Each task is detailed below:

Light Housework:

Wash dishes

Clean countertops

Clean table

Clean stove top

Clean outside refrigerator doors

Wipe lightly soiled oven

Wipe lightly soiled refrigerator inside (discard any old food)

Sweep tiled floors or dust mop

Mop tiled floors

VacuumING

Empty trash

Dust furniture in rooms used the most by client

Clean bathroom sink, tub, toilet, and floors

Laundry:

Wash and dry personal clothes

Wash and dry linens and bedding