National Occupation Code (NOC): 44101

Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations, provide personal care and companionship for seniors, persons with disabilities and convalescent clients. They provide care in the client's residence, where they may also reside. They are employed by home care and support agencies, private households, or they may be self-employed.

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Job Duties for Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations

• Provide care and companionship for individuals and families during periods of incapacitation, convalescence or family disruption
• Administer bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in ambulation, bathing, personal hygiene, and dressing and undressing
• Plan and prepare meals and special diets, and feed or assist in feeding clients
• May perform routine health-related duties such as changing non-sterile dressings, assisting in the administration of medications and collecting specimens under the general direction of home care agency supervisor or nurse
• May perform routine housekeeping duties such as laundry, washing dishes and making beds.

Alternate Job Titles

• Attendant For Persons With A Visual Impairment - Home Care
• Attendant For Persons With Disabilities - Home Care
• Client Care Attendant - Home Care
• Companion
• Domestic Helper
• Doula
• Family Caregiver
• Family Worker - Home Care
• Home Health Care Worker
• Home Helper
• Home Support Attendant
• Home Support Worker
• Home-care Worker
• Homemaker
• Live-in Caregiver
• Live-in Caregiver - Persons With Disabilities
• Live-in Caregiver - Seniors
• Personal Aide - Home Support
• Personal Assistant - Home Care
• Personal Care Aide - Home Care
• Personal Care Attendant - Home Care
• Personal Care Provider - Home Care
• Personal Support Aide - Home Aide
• Personal Support Worker - Home Support
• Respite Worker - Home Support
• Teaching Homemaker
• Visiting Homemaker
• Residential Support Worker
• Personal Support Worker
• Home Health Aide
• In-Home Support Worker
• Elderly Caregiver
• Disability Support Worker
• Respite Care Worker
• Personal Support Worker Psw
• Personal Support Worker (psw)
• Home Helper - Full-time
• Home Helper, Home Help - Full-time
• Personal Support Worker - Long Term Care
• Personal Support Worker (psw) 1:1
• Experienced Elder Care Provider
• Personal Support Worker (psw) - Windsor
• Home Helper, Community Support Services - Casual
• Personal Support Worker (personal Care Provider)
• Home Support Worker
• Personal Support Worker (psw), Supportive Housing - Casual
• Psw
• Personal Support Worker (psw)- Southwood Lakes
• Personal Support Worker (relief)
• Psw- On Demand
• Caregiver
• Personal Caregiver
• Home Support Aide - Hsa