# 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. - Code: 31-1121.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 31-1121) - Family: [Healthcare Support](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-31), one of its 20 occupations - Tasks: 15 tasks (11 core and 4 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-1121.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/31-1121.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. Core task · Task 4240 · Rated by 123 people who do the job, July 2014 2. Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming. Core task · Task 4241 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2014 3. Bathe patients. Core task · Task 20577 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2014 4. Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care. Core task · Task 18694 · Rated by 123 people who do the job, July 2014 5. Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert. Core task · Task 4244 · Rated by 122 people who do the job, July 2014 6. Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets. Core task · Task 4245 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014 7. Check patients' pulse, temperature, and respiration. Core task · Task 4247 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014 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 task · Task 4242 · Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2014 9. Perform a variety of duties as requested by client, such as obtaining household supplies or running errands. Core task · Task 4249 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014 10. Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs. Core task · Task 4246 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014 11. Massage patients or apply preparations or treatments, such as liniment, alcohol rubs, or heat-lamp stimulation. Core task · Task 4253 · Rated by 118 people who do the job, July 2014 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 task · Task 18695 · Rated by 117 people who do the job, July 2014 13. Care for children with disabilities or who have sick parents or parents with disabilities. Supplemental task · Task 4252 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014 14. Accompany clients to doctors' offices or on other trips outside the home, providing transportation, assistance, and companionship. Supplemental task · Task 4250 · Rated by 121 people who do the job, July 2014 15. Change dressings. Supplemental task · Task 4248 · Rated by 120 people who do the job, July 2014 ## More in Healthcare Support - [Dental Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9091.00): 16 tasks - [Endoscopy Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9099.02): 12 tasks - [Healthcare Support Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9099.00): no tasks listed - [Massage Therapists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9011.00): 14 tasks - [Medical Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9092.00): 20 tasks - [Medical Equipment Preparers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9093.00): 15 tasks - [Medical Transcriptionists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9094.00): 15 tasks - [Nursing Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-1131.00): 33 tasks - [Occupational Therapy Aides](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-2012.00): 15 tasks - [Occupational Therapy Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-2011.00): 22 tasks - [Orderlies](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-1132.00): 22 tasks - [Personal Care Aides](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-1122.00): 11 tasks - [Pharmacy Aides](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9095.00): 14 tasks - [Phlebotomists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9097.00): 23 tasks - [Physical Therapist Aides](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-2022.00): 19 tasks - [Physical Therapist Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-2021.00): 21 tasks - [Psychiatric Aides](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-1133.00): 17 tasks - [Speech-Language Pathology Assistants](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9099.01): 11 tasks - [Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/31-9096.00): 28 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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