Resident care aide vs home care attendant

The differences between resident care aides and home care attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a resident care aide has an average salary of $28,846, which is higher than the $26,059 average annual salary of a home care attendant.

The top three skills for a resident care aide include CPR, home health and assist residents. The most important skills for a home care attendant are patients, home health, and companionship.

Resident care aide vs home care attendant overview

	Resident Care Aide	Home Care Attendant
Yearly salary	$28,846	$26,059
Hourly rate	$13.87	$12.53
Growth rate	36%	36%
Number of jobs	164,696	235,912
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Average age	48	48
Years of experience	-	-

Resident care aide vs home care attendant salary

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

	Resident Care Aide	Home Care Attendant
Average salary	$28,846	$26,059
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $37,000	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 resident care aide and home care attendant education

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

	Resident Care Aide	Home Care Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 33%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	-	-

Resident care aide vs home care attendant demographics

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

	Resident Care Aide	Home Care Attendant
Average age	48	48
Gender ratio	Male, 13.9% Female, 86.1%	Male, 13.1% Female, 86.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.9% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 8.1% White, 60.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	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 resident care aide and home care attendant duties and responsibilities

Resident care aide example responsibilities.

Recognize by physicians for ability to meticulously prepare patient's chest and attach leads to obtain excellent quality EKG tracings.
Operate medical devices (hoyer, sit to stand, walkers, wheelchairs) [].
Take care of residents per ADL's (dressing, basic hygiene, toileting, medication reminders and ambulation).
Perform wound, catheter, and colostomy care.
Escort residents to meals with walkers or wheel chairs.
Assist in emptying a catheter as well as providing the daily peri-care.

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.

Resident care aide vs home care attendant skills

Common resident care aide skills

CPR, 18%
Home Health, 15%
Assist Residents, 12%
Patients, 11%
Vital Signs, 6%
RCA, 5%

Common home care attendant skills

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

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