Personal Care Aides
Healthcare Support
What they do
Provide personalized assistance to individuals with disabilities or illness who require help with personal care and activities of daily living support (e.g., feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, and ambulation). May also provide help with tasks such as preparing meals, doing light housekeeping, and doing laundry. Work is performed in various settings depending on the needs of the care recipient and may include locations such as their home, place of work, out in the community, or at a daytime nonresidential facility.
Tasks they perform
Also known as
Relevant Qualifications
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
by Walter Sisulu University
Bachelor of Child and Youth Care
by Durban University of Technology
Bachelor of Oral Hygiene
by University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bachelor of Nursing
by Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Bachelor of Nursing
by North West University
Bachelor of Science in Dietetics
by North West University
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery
by University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Radiography Honours in Radiation Therapy
by University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Nursing
by University of Venda
Bachelor of Social Work
by University of Venda
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