A home health aide enables an ailing person to stay in his or her home, rather than move into a facility. The job of the aide is to provide all sorts of support to make that possible. This requires a variety of both hard and soft skills.
A home health aide’s duties might range from monitoring a patient’s condition to teaching the patient (or the family) how to adjust to their current reality - either by teaching them how to bathe or walk with a walker, or whatever their current needs demand. Sometimes a home health aide is required to do a bit of shopping or housework. Overall, a home health aide will create a space for the patient that’s safe, healthy, and that fosters comfort and recuperation.
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