Home help aide vs home care attendant

The differences between home help aides and home care attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a home help aide has an average salary of $27,834, which is higher than the $26,059 average annual salary of a home care attendant.

The top three skills for a home help aide include companionship, patients and laundry services. The most important skills for a home care attendant are patients, home health, and companionship.

Home help aide vs home care attendant overview

	Home Help Aide	Home Care Attendant
Yearly salary	$27,834	$26,059
Hourly rate	$13.38	$12.53
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	104,792	235,912
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Home help aide vs home care attendant salary

Home help aides and home care attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Home Help Aide	Home Care Attendant
Average salary	$27,834	$26,059
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $36,000	Between $17,000 And $38,000
Highest paying City	-	Watertown Town, MA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Dignity Health
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between home help aide and home care attendant education

There are a few differences between a home help aide and a home care attendant in terms of educational background:

	Home Help Aide	Home Care Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 32%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Business	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Home help aide vs home care attendant demographics

Here are the differences between home help aides' and home care attendants' demographics:

	Home Help Aide	Home Care Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 23.6% Female, 76.4%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.9% Asian, 8.2% White, 58.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 18.2% Asian, 8.0% White, 57.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between home help aide and home care attendant duties and responsibilities

Home help aide example responsibilities.

Provide companionship, run errands, and maintain confidentiality of proprietary information.
Assist clients with ADL's, and ROM exercises.
Help her take care of groceries.
Assist Alzheimer's client with transportation to and from appointments.
Assist clients with ADL's and proper positioning as needed to prevent skin breakdowns.
Perform light housekeeping duties, prepare snacks and meals, run errands such as grocery shopping and banking.

Home care attendant example responsibilities.

Manage clients bills, paid them, buy groceries, take complete care of their responsibilities.
Self-Direct and empower, providing hygiene care, hospice and respite care to Alzheimer's patients and patients requiring long-term assistance.
Provide companionship and conversation, stabilization, and assistance with walking, and providing medication and appointment reminders for assign patients.
Maintain all confidential personnel files and CPR compliance records.
Ensure that HHA's are trained to administer the required care.
Interview applicants for HHA training program, and general clerical duties and some front reception coverage.

Home help aide vs home care attendant skills

Common home help aide skills

Companionship, 21%
Patients, 16%
Laundry Services, 16%
Meal Preparation, 7%
Doctor Appointments, 5%
Medication Reminders, 5%

Common home care attendant skills

Patients, 19%
Home Health, 16%
Companionship, 14%
CPR, 6%
Meal Prep, 5%
Patient Care, 4%