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The Main Duties of a Caregiver: What a Client Should Know

23.04.2025

Providing care for the sick and elderly is both challenging and rewarding work. Being a caregiver is a noble and rewarding position and role that involves providing important support and assistance to people who cannot care for themselves properly. Our caregiver selection service Sidelki24 will help you find a qualified specialist who will ensure well-being and comfort.

A Team of Professional Caregivers: What Help is Possible

While each person's care plan is individual, there are a number of duties that a live-in caregiver or a hospital caregiver performs. On a daily basis, professionals providing qualified home care can be responsible for a large part of comfortable living. These activities include helping with various tasks that the patient can no longer do without assistance.

  1. Basic Needs and Personal Hygiene.

One ​​of the biggest challenges long-term caregivers face is helping with basic needs. These are the daily activities that are necessary for your loved one to live comfortably from day to day. Toileting and bathing, maintaining personal hygiene, and helping with dressing. We help to choose the right clothes, with buttons, zippers and fasteners, and also make sure that they are comfortable and suitable for the weather.

  1. Solving household issues.

An hourly caregiver can wash dishes, change light bulbs, vacuum the carpet and do any other housekeeping duties to keep the living space clean. Usually, older men or women are unable to organize and tidy their home. Why is this important? Keeping it clean and ventilated plays a crucial role in their mental and physical well-being. Especially if your loved one spends most of their time at home, it is extremely important that there are no germs, dust, or allergens to prevent them from getting sick.

  1. Monitoring doctor's orders, taking medications.

Caring for a patient in a hospital includes constant monitoring to ensure that the patient takes the medications prescribed by the attending physician on time. If necessary, a caregiver can massage the muscles hourly to relieve pain. Or, in the case of recovery from surgery, there is a need to perform physical therapy exercises. Coordinate prescription refills, communicate with healthcare providers about medication changes or problems, and monitor for adverse reactions.

  1. Mobility, leisure activities.

As we age, mobility becomes increasingly limited. Our loved ones may need help getting in and out of a wheelchair, using a walker, or getting into a car or shower. A home health nurse can help with going up and down stairs and avoiding tripping over things like carpets or cords. Also organizes leisure activities that will only give you strength and a good mood.  

  1. Cooking and monitoring nutrition.

Home health care is also about cooking, planning, monitoring nutrition, because for the older generation this is becoming more and more routine work. People tend to eat less as they age, and thus their calorie intake decreases - this means that their diet should remain as nutritious as possible. Be sure that the diet is properly adjusted to their medications or illnesses.

Sidelki24: the best caregiver services in Ukraine and Europe

While short-term caregivers can expect to perform the above duties, we always remain flexible as the needs of the person in need change as they age. At the same time, understanding these basic duties helps us become better and provide the quality care and support they deserve.

Our caregivers and nurses in Ukraine have specialized education, are ready to leave at the right time and provide assistance, both in everyday life and to carry out medical procedures. For example, to put an IV, to give an injection or others. For us, this is a noble cause that makes a great contribution to improving the lives of care recipients. We support safety, comfort and well-being by doing important work, providing emotional support and managing household chores. Our specialists can have a long-term impact on those in need, taking the time to understand their situation and responsibilities in providing care. Contact us today for a consultation. We will answer all your questions and provide full information about the services.

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