Personal Care Assistant (PCA) Job Description
A Personal Care Assistant offers personal care services that are part of a client’s established plans for himself or herself. For example, they assist with bathing, dressing, grooming, helping those who cannot feed themselves and transferring from the bed into chairs. Personal Care Assistants’ duties include mobility support, assisting with maintaining personal hygiene by bathing, brushing their hair and teeth or applying skincare. In addition, they may be responsible for housekeeping duties such as cooking, cleaning, washing clothes and dishes and running errands. Additionally, they are in charge of medication disposal and treatment administration.