Geriatric aide vs care partner

The differences between geriatric aides and care partners can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a care partner has an average salary of $31,723, which is higher than the $29,936 average annual salary of a geriatric aide.

The top three skills for a geriatric aide include ADL, patient care and vital signs. The most important skills for a care partner are patients, vital signs, and care plan.

Geriatric aide vs care partner overview

	Geriatric Aide	Care Partner
Yearly salary	$29,936	$31,723
Hourly rate	$14.39	$15.25
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	44,150	85,778
Job satisfaction	-	3
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Geriatric aide vs care partner salary

Geriatric aides and care partners have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Geriatric Aide	Care Partner
Average salary	$29,936	$31,723
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $39,000	Between $22,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	-	Great Falls, MT
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Mount Sinai Health System
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between geriatric aide and care partner education

There are a few differences between a geriatric aide and a care partner in terms of educational background:

	Geriatric Aide	Care Partner
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 42%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Psychology	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Geriatric aide vs care partner demographics

Here are the differences between geriatric aides' and care partners' demographics:

	Geriatric Aide	Care Partner
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 8.8% Female, 91.3%	Male, 15.0% Female, 85.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 22.8% Asian, 13.6% White, 47.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%	Black or African American, 12.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 17.5% Asian, 8.7% White, 56.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between geriatric aide and care partner duties and responsibilities

Geriatric aide example responsibilities.

Sit with residents and assist with food trays.
Provide companionship on a daily basis by lending an ear or a shoulder to lean on.
Conduct individual exercise instruction as prescribed by supervising therapist, significantly resulting in improving the overall well being of many patients.
Conduct qualifying assessments for prospective GED exam candidates.

Care partner example responsibilities.

Manage CMS, state, and complaint surveys.
Manage shelterpractices and evaluate various volunteering, outreach, foster, rescue, and pet placement programs.
Manage ventilator settings, suction tracheostomy, tube-feeding assistance.
Direct motion capture shoots for adding more animation to existing characters for crowd simulation.
Comfort care and ADL's, including range of motion exercises and encouraging early mobility in post-op patients.
Work on the Neurosurgery/Neuroscience unit caring for step down patients from the ICU, seizure patients and stroke patient.

Geriatric aide vs care partner skills

Common geriatric aide skills

ADL, 86%
Patient Care, 8%
Vital Signs, 4%
Body Mechanics, 1%
Individual Treatment Plan, 1%
Companionship, 0%

Common care partner skills

Patients, 17%
Vital Signs, 9%
Care Plan, 6%
Medication Administration, 5%
CPR, 5%
Customer Service, 4%