What can a non medical home care agency caregiver do and not in reference to patient the home?

What a non medical home care agency caregiver can do:

* Personal care: bathing, dressing, grooming, and hygiene.

* Mobility assistance: walking, transferring, and using stairs.

* Meal preparation: cooking and serving meals.

* Medication reminders: filling prescriptions and providing reminders to take medications.

* Transportation: providing transportation to doctor's appointments and other errands.

* Housework: light housekeeping, laundry, and yard work.

* Companionship: providing emotional support and companionship.

What a non medical home care agency caregiver cannot do:

* Provide medical care: such as giving injections or monitoring vital signs.

* Perform any tasks that require a license: such as nursing or social work.

* Provide any services that are considered to be illegal: such as drug administration or financial management.

* Neglect or abuse the patient: caregiving agencies take this sort of thing seriously and will not allow anything like that to happen to their patients.