# Home care worker

> Caregiver providing continuous personal care at the patient's home.

**URL:** https://quilometragem.com/glossary/home-care-worker

**Summary:** Caregiver providing continuous personal care at the patient's home.

- A home care worker provides continuous personal care — hygiene, meals, mobility, companionship — in the patient's home.
- May be a W-2 employee of a home-care agency or self-employed.
- Mileage between patients is deductible or reimbursable; the commute to the first patient is typically not.
- A fast-growing market with aging populations.

A home care worker provides continuous personal care — hygiene, meals, mobility, companionship — in the patient's home. May be a W-2 employee of a home-care agency or self-employed. Mileage between patients is deductible or reimbursable; the commute to the first patient is typically not. A fast-growing market with aging populations.