Caregiver assistant vs resident care associate

Differences between caregiver assistant and resident care associate duties and responsibilities

Caregiver assistant example responsibilities.

• Assist residents with bathing and other ADL's.
• Provide care and assistance to private individual including all ADL's.
• Provide care for residents with special conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer's.
• Provide assistance for primary caregiver by providing companionship to elderly client.
• Provide companionship services that stimulate, encourage, and assist seniors.
• Provide evidence based psychological therapy to patients with common mental health problems.
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Resident care associate example responsibilities.

• Assist Alzheimer patients with daily activities including personal care, administering medications and communicating with their families.
• Assist in rehabilitation to transfer home.
• Have been train to administer medication, CPR train, and mechanical lift train.
• Maintain cleanliness throughout med pass, and practice aseptic technique when pouring and assisting with medication.
• Assist with ADL's, medication assistance, dinning room service, answering the telephones and front desk monitoring.
• Care for residents with diagnosis such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, and arthritis.
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