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Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services

Programs that provide assistance for people who need to do routine maintenance on their homes or make minor repairs.

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Homemaker Assistance

Programs that offer the services of trained homemakers who go into the homes of families whose routines have been disrupted by long or short-term illness, disability or other problems, and assume responsibility for routine household activities including menu planning, budgeting, shopping, child care, meal preparation, laundry and general household management including light housekeeping.

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Housekeeping Assistance

Programs that offer the services of workers who go into people's homes and help with house cleaning chores.

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Personal Care

Programs that offer the services of paraprofessional aides who provide assistance with personal hygiene (bathing, grooming and mouth care), clothing care, ambulation, seating, toileting, housekeeping (changing bed linens or other chores that are essential to the individual's health and comfort), food preparation and nutritional and environmental support for recently discharged hospital patients, elderly people and people with disabilities in their own homes or other setting. Personal care may also include supervision which involves cueing, reminding, prompting or directing daily activities, as needed, but does not include medical services.

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Yard Maintenance

Programs that pay for or provide services that help homeowners and renters care for the lawns, plants and trees and associated structures on their property.

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The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.


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