Services Provided by the Caregiver
The caregivers perform the appropriate services with instructions from the client or the client’s family. Caregivers endeavor to perform their duties with sensitivity and respect in the hopes of enriching the lives of their client.
- Personal Care – assistance with bathing, dressing, oral hygiene, toileting and grooming.
- Transfer Assistance – help getting up or down, in and out of bed,etc.
- Light Housekeeping - keeping the kitchen and bathrooms clean, laundry, ironing, changing bed linens, sweeping and dusting. Caregivers strive to maintain a clean, safe and orderly living environment. Caregivers are not expected to do heavy housework such as cleaning windows, stoves, refrigerators, or other household chores that have accumulated prior to placement. Caregivers are not expected to do yard work such as mowing, raking leaves or shoveling snow.
- Meal Planning and Preparation – Caregivers will plan and prepare meals paying attention to the client’s dietary needs and preferences.
- Medication Reminders – medications must be set up by a nurse or family member in a pill box. Our Caregivers are not allowed to dispense medication out of a pharmaceutical container.
- Transportation and Errands – Caregivers can provide transportation to doctor appointments, hair appointments and/or recreational activities. They can also do errands such as grocery shopping or picking up medications.
- Social Support and Companionship – includes respect for the client’s interests, honoring their need for privacy, a willingness to listen and sensitivity to the client’s feelings and concerns. Caregivers will provide social interaction and encouragement to participate in appropriate activities and exercise.
Additional tasks may be performed by the caregiver when arrangements are made and agreed to by both parties.
