Roles and responsibilities of a caregiver for your parents

It is a really difficult task to ascertain the roles and responsibilities of a caregiver. They play a prominent role when assigned the task of taking care of an elderly or disabled individual. 

As a matter of fact, there are many things that may not be defined in the roles and responsibilities that they should undertake. This usually depends on the individual or couple that they are caring for and their needs and requirements.

However, below is a short list of certain things that may fall under the roles and responsibilities of caregivers. Please keep in mind that these are not the only ones they are restricted to because they may have a wide range of duties not mentioned below that they do. 

1. Health Monitoring: This can almost certainly be one of the primary tasks of the caregiver that you hire. Ensuring that elders keep in good health and providing them with medications in accordance to the prescription is one of their primary tasks. 
2. Mobility Assistance: Getting into a wheelchair and getting out of it. Going to the shower or using the restroom. Taking them out for shopping and to the doctor’s office are the other things that a caregiverwill be helping with. 
3. Constant Companionship: To put in simple terms they would be there for the elders for all purposes. This includes not just physically being there but also being of emotional support when they need too. 
4. Personal Care: Grooming, dressing, exercise, toileting, and bathing are some of the personal care that they would be helping your parents with. This is an integral part of their job profile for which they are trained and educated. 
5. Home Organization: Getting the bed ready, cleaning up the dining area after food, and cleaning the rooms that they stay at also becomes part of the job for them. A caregiver that you hire would keep these things in order to ensure comfort. 
6. Food Preparation: Elders oftentimes have to follow strict diets that are prescribe by their doctors. Thus, it becomes the responsibility of the caregiver to prepare and serve food in accordance to the need of the elderly. 

As it was mentioned above, these are just a few of the responsibilities of a caregiver. There are other unmentioned things that they would do in order to keep your parents or elders at home comfortable, and happy. If you are caring for someone at home and would like more information about how to how to receive training and financial assistance, please go to www.MASSCARELINK.org or call 866-880-8889.