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| 5133 HOME-BASED PERSONAL CARE WORKERS
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Home-based personal care workers attend to various personal
needs and in general provide personal care for persons in need
of such care at their own homes because of physical or mental
illness or disability or because of impairment due to old age.
Tasks include -
(a) assisting persons in getting into and out of bed and making
the appropriate change in dress;
(b) changing bed-linen and helping persons with their bath and
toilet;
(c) serving food - prepared by them or others - and feeding
persons needing help;
(d) giving or ensuring that persons take the necessary
medicaments;
(e) watching for any sign of deterioration in the person's
health and informing the relevant medical doctor or social
services;
(f) performing related tasks;
(g) supervising other workers.
Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Aid, nursing/home
Some related occupations classified elsewhere:
- Aid, nursing/clinic - 5132
- Nurse, associate professional - 3231
- Nurse, professional - 2230
- Social worker, associate professional 3460
- Social worker, professional - 2446
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