Compensation: $110.00 per hour Professional caregivers go by many names: homemakers, home care aides, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care assistants, direct care workers. Evaluate the patient, the patient’s significant other(s), and the home situation todetermine what instruction will be required, what assistance will be available from thefamily in caring for the patient, and what other Agency and community services will berequired.