Personal care assistant vs resident care associate

Differences between personal care assistant and resident care associate duties and responsibilities

Personal care assistant example responsibilities.

• Conduct and facilitate PCA lead group activities as scheduled
• Act the utmost compassion and professionalism in providing every client with the highest quality care.
• Review patients' dietary restrictions, food allergies, and preferences to ensure patient receives appropriate diet.
• Provide nourishment and medication to pet resort guests and hospitalize patients alike.
• Assist consumers with outside activates that are planned by PCW
• Used love and compassion & structure to show young individuals their self worth.
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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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