31-1121Home Health Aides
Official English titleHome Health Aides
Official English duty definition
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.
Classification parents
- Minor group
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides; and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides
31-1100 - Broad occupation
- Home Health and Personal Care Aides
31-1120
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