home health aide

American  

noun

1. a worker, usually trained and state-certified, who provides care for elderly, sick, or disabled people in their own home.

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Etymology

Origin of home health aide

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

The median annual cost of a home health aide — which includes “hands-on” personal assistance with activities such as bathing, dressing and eating — was $77,792, according to the Genworth and CareScout Cost of Care Survey for 2024.

From MarketWatch

The home health aide cancelled — again.

From MarketWatch

For most families, outsourcing eldercare is prohibitively expensive—upward of $75,000 a year for a home health aide and well over $100,000 for a nursing home.

From The Wall Street Journal

So, even if a disabled person doesn’t need the money, many intentionally stay under federal poverty limit thresholds because their job doesn’t have healthcare, or they aren’t able to function without a home health aide.

From Salon

In order to have a 90 percent chance of not outliving their savings, that couple will need roughly $430,000—and that’s just medical expenses; it doesn’t cover things like rent, or mortgage payments, or long-term care along the lines of a home health aide or a nursing home.

From Slate