• assisting with eating preparing food for clients by cutting or pureeing; monitoring

food and liquid intake; following special diets; observing eating behaviors; and monitoring eating

safety risks such as swallowing and choking.

• assisting with bathing including: bed bathing; sponge bathing; tub bathing;

showering; and perineal care. Using bath equipment, including: tub seat and hand-held shower wand.

• assisting with oral care including: brushing permanent teeth; flossing; using

rubber pick; or, removing, cleaning, and inserting dentures.

• assisting/providing grooming, including: shaving with an electric razor, applying

make-up, hair brushing, shampooing and styling.

• assisting with transfers including: one-person pivot transfer; two person

transfers; using transfer belts; using mechanical lifts; and, using wheelchair, walker and/or cane.

• assisting with self-administered medication, including: reminding client to take

medications; placing medication within reach of the client; providing water for oral medication;

opening pill bottles or medications from blister packs, which have been prepared by a

pharmacist/other appropriate professional; or, a medication planner box by another party such as a

family member.

• assisting/providing basic skin care, including: washing and drying; applying

non-prescription body lotions or creams; and observing skin changes.

• assisting with dressing including putting on support stockings, which do not

require a physician’s prescription

• assisting with nail maintenance including; soaking and filing, except to clients

with circulatory problems or specific medical conditions such as diabetes and calluses.

• emptying or changing external urinary collecting devices, including catheter bags

and supra-pubic bags.

• encouraging clients to perform normal body movements, as tolerated;

• encouraging clients to follow prescribed exercise programs and/or perform normal

body movements to maintain or improve mobility.

• assisting with prosthetics such as applying/removing/cleaning hearing aids and

limbs;

• assistance with urinals, bedpans and/or bedside commodes;

• providing bowel and bladder incontinence care, changing incontinence products

• assisting with positioning in bed, wheelchair and other chairs with rolls and

pillows

• assisting with transferring back and forth from bed, wheelchair, toilet and chair

• providing colostomy care and emptying colostomy bag (CNA II or CNA I +5 only, may

not be available)

• observing, recording and reporting to their supervisor or appropriate family member

any noticeable change in their client’s

condition and home environment.

• Dementia care, all stages