Home Health Aid

**Semantic type:** Occupation or Discipline

**Definition:** A person trained to for provide personal patient care and related services for ill or disabled patients, and elderly in home or home-like settings to get patients needs met. The tasks performed by home health aide include personal care, homemaking, communications, working with the patient occupational therapist, physical therapist and other caregivers to assure that the patients are reaching their best physical, mental and social well-being.

**Synonyms:** - HOME HEALTH AID - Home Health Aide