Home Health Aides
Monitor the health status of an individual with disabilities or illness, and address their health-related needs, such as changing bandages, dressing wounds, or administering medication. Work is performed under the direction of offsite or intermittent onsite licensed nursing staff. Provide assistance with routine healthcare tasks or activities of daily living, such as feeding, bathing, toileting, or ambulation. May also help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry depending on the patient's abilities.
- Tasks
- 15 tasks11 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Healthcare SupportOne of its 20 occupations
- Code
- 31-1121.00SOC 2018: 31-1121
What the work is made of
11 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.Core taskTask 4240Rated by 123 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 2. Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.Core taskTask 4241Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 3. Bathe patients.Core taskTask 20577Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 4. Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.Core taskTask 18694Rated by 123 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 5. Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.Core taskTask 4244Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 6. Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.Core taskTask 4245Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 7. Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration.Core taskTask 4247Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 8. Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.Core taskTask 4242Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 9. Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands.Core taskTask 4249Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 10. Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.Core taskTask 4246Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 11. Massage patients or apply preparations or treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation.Core taskTask 4253Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 12. Administer prescribed oral medications, under the written direction of physician or as directed by home care nurse or aide, and ensure patients take their medicine.Supplemental taskTask 18695Rated by 117 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 13. Care for children with disabilities or who have sick parents or parents with disabilities.Supplemental taskTask 4252Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 14. Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship.Supplemental taskTask 4250Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014
- Task 15. Change dressings.Supplemental taskTask 4248Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2014
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 31-1121
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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