Personal Care Assistant - Munfordville, Ky DH

About the role

Location: Munfordville, Ky. The client’s home is smoke‑free, has no animals or other residents, is clean, organized, single‑level, and arranged to accommodate the client’s visual impairment and mobility needs. The client has limited vision and is a fall risk, relying on the existing setup to move around safely. Join a team where your compassion truly matters — and where kindness, empathy, and care guide every interaction.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision and standby assistance for fall prevention and safe mobility.
• Assist the client in and out of the shower; bathing assistance itself is not currently needed.
• Provide non‑medical assistance with eye care, including helping hold the eye open while the client places his contact lens.
• Help with errands, transportation, and community outings as needed.
• Maintain a clean, predictable, and orderly living environment.
• Respect the client’s established home layout and routines, asking permission before moving belongings, making changes, or reorganizing anything.
• Use patience and clear communication, taking into account the client’s vision and hearing limitations.
• Remain attentive to changes in dizziness, breathing, swelling, balance, or overall condition and communicate concerns appropriately to the client, family, or supervisor.

Requirements

• Open to any gender, though a female caregiver is preferred.
• Experienced, dependable, proactive, and confident in providing safe support.
• Physically able to provide safe assistance if the client falls, following appropriate safety practices and seeking emergency help when needed.
• Comfortable using the pull‑string emergency call system.
• Able to support someone with visual impairment, hearing limitations, COPD, and fall‑risk concerns.

Qualifications

• Lighthearted, kind, caring, patient, and easy to get along with.
• Takes initiative while respecting the client’s independence, preferences, and established routines.
• Calm, observant, and dependable.
• Skilled at assisting with shower transfers, eye‑care (contact lens) support, transportation, errands, and maintaining a clean environment.
• Able to engage in pleasant conversation about car shows and horses to support enjoyable outings.

Schedule

Monday through Friday 8 am–4 pm and 5 hours on Saturday (approximately 45 hours per week).