Caregivers are responsible for providing assistance to other persons who cannot live fully independently due to mental, physical, or psychological disability. They visit their patients every few days and attend the specific needs of elderly or disabled person. These professionals make sure that patients live in clean conditions and help them in different daily activities like feeding, housekeeping tasks, small errands, and light exercises.

Caregivers usually perform many of the following tasks:
• Recording daily care notes.
• Taking out the trash.
• Preparing meals.
• Providing companionship.
• Assisting with bathing.

• Being patient.
• Having knowledge of health, hygiene, and safety.
• Being responsible.
• Having good supervisory abilities.
• Being able to adapt to various living environments.
• Having good communication skills.
• Being able to give emotional support to patients.
• Having life-saving skills.
• Being reliable and trustworthy.
• Being physically fit.

Candidates for Caregiver job placements are not required to have specific academic qualifications. People working on this sector usually have rehabilitation training and nursing training in order to get suitable knowledge and skills for these jobs. It is recommended that candidates for this area also have a general health course and CPR training to have better job opportunities. Certification is not mandatory in this field, but there is a voluntary certification offered by The National Association for Home Care and Hospice. This program requires that applicants have 75 hours of coursework. Some professionals associations available in this sector are the National Family Caregivers Association, the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers, the National Alliance for Caregiving, among other organizations.