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2. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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   Personal support work is unique among health care professions in that the scope of a PSW's duties does not extend beyond what the client could do him/herself if the client were physically and cognitively able. [20] No other profession's scope is similarly described. [21] In Newfoundland and Labrador, a PSW is called a Personal Care Attendant (PCA).

3. Home care - Wikipedia

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   Homecare (home care, in-home care), also known as domiciliary care, personal care or social care, is health care or supportive care provided in the individual home where the patient or client is living, generally focusing on paramedical aid by professional caregivers, assistance in daily living for ill, disabled or elderly people, or a combination thereof.

4. Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act

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   The Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (or CLASS Act) was a U.S. federal law, enacted as Title VIII of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The CLASS Act would have created a voluntary and public long-term care insurance option for employees, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] but in October 2011 the Obama administration announced ...

5. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Home care services include help with daily tasks such as meal preparation, medication reminders, laundry, light housekeeping, errands, shopping, transportation, and companionship. Home health care is medical in nature and is provided by licensed, skilled healthcare professionals. Home health care providers deliver services in the client's own home.

6. Live-in caregiver - Wikipedia

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   In addition to daily care, professional live-in caregivers can be engaged for a few hours a day, or for several days a week, so family members may work part-time, run errands, attend to their own personal needs, or simply relax. Live-in care can also be arranged whenever family caregivers take a vacation or otherwise need to be away from home ...

7. Direct support professional - Wikipedia

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   Some employers require certifications, while others offer certifying training on the job. The organization may require DSPs to become licensed in first aid, right response, nursing assistant registered, nursing assistant certified, home care aide, and more relevant healthcare-related certifications. DSPs may also be required by their company to ...