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Personal Care Aides

Official English titlePersonal Care Aides

01 / Official English duty definition

Official English duty definition

Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.

02 / Classification parents

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Home Health and Personal Care Aides; and Nursing Assistants, Orderlies, and Psychiatric Aides31-1100
Broad occupation
Home Health and Personal Care Aides31-1120
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