Trenton, Tennessee

Personal Care Attendants provide service to individuals in their own homes and communities, who need assistance caring for themselves as a result of old age, sickness, disability and/or other afflictions. Personal Care may include assistance with the activities of daily living, housecleaning, laundry, meal preparation, transportation, companionship. ¨ Personal Care Attendants are responsible for ensuring that service is delivered in a caring and respectful manner, in accordance with relevant Agency policies and industry standards. Reporting Relationship ¨ Reports to Supervisor. Responsibilities/Activities: ¨ Assist with the activities of daily living and personal care including: - bathing - shaving - ambulation - mouth care - dressing - exercise - hair care - feeding - toileting - nail care - positioning - medication reminding - skin care - transferring - vital signs and Blood Pressure ¨ Ensure client’s safety and security by supervising the home environment. ¨ Teach/perform meal planning and preparation, routine housekeeping activities such as making/changing beds, dusting, vacuuming, washing floors, cleaning kitchen and bathroom, and laundry. ¨ Provide companionship including social interactions, conversations, emotional reassurance and encouragement of activities that stimulate the mind. ¨ Provides respite care for families in accordance with care plans. ¨ Perform/assist with essential shopping/errands, which may include handling the client’s money in accordance with the care plan and under the observation of the Supervisor. ¨ Assist clients with following a written, special diet plan and reinforcement of diet maintenance, which is provided under the direction of a Physician and as identified on the care plan. ¨ Escort clients to medical facilities, errands, shopping and outings as specified in the care plan.