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There are many home health care options to consider if you can’t take care of your loved one on your own. Home health care aides are the most well-known and popular choice. But, this doesn’t mean that this is the right option for you and your family. There are many other possibilities to consider – including the personal care aide. Here, you can learn everything about the personal care aide. This will help you determine if this aide will work for your loved one.

What is the Personal Care Aide?

A personal care aide is a type of aide that offers the most basic help for those who can no longer live on their own. These type of aides provide homemaking services such as:

  • Planning meals.
  • Preparing meals.
  • Changing bed sheets.
  • Washing clothes.
  • Planning appointments.
  • Light house cleaning.
  • Providing companionship.
  • Grocery shopping.
  • Shopping for personal items.
  • Organizing the client’s schedule.
  • Bathing.
  • Dressing.

Personal care aides can provide the same basic help that a home health aide can. But, the major difference is that a personal care aide cannot provide any medical help. Home health aides can generally provide help with basic medical issues.

Also, a personal care aide can provide companionship for their elderly clients. An elderly person who does not get out of the house much or does not have many visitors can become lonely. Interacting with an aide on a regular basis provides the social interaction people need.

Is a Personal Care Aide Right for My Loved One?

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There are several factors to consider before hiring this type of aide. First, you should consider the type of care that your loved one needs. If your loved one just needs help maintaining their house, a personal care aide might be a good option. Personal care aides only require entry-level education. In fact, one doesn’t even have to finish high school to become a personal care aide. There is also no training or certification related to the job. On-the-job training is considered enough.

These factors mean that personal care aides don’t charge a lot of money. It would cost you less to hire this type of aide than to hire a home health aide. If you determine that your loved one just needs basic help around the house, a home health aide might not be necessary. You could save some money by hiring a personal care aide instead of a home health aide.

But, while the lack of training might mean that you would have to pay a personal care aide less than a home health aide, if your loved one needs detailed and complex attention, a personal care aide might not be qualified to assist your loved one. An untrained personal care aide may not have the skills or knowledge to help your loved one. So, if they need help with more than cooking and cleaning, it might be worth it to pay a little extra for a home health aide.

Determining the type of care that your loved one needs can be difficult. Be sure to sit down with your loved one to discuss their situation as well as your options.

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