A care aide provides personal care to clients in a retirement home or homebound patients. In this career, you are called upon to be an assistant for family members that are unable to provide the needed care on their own. You typically work with elderly patients or patients that are dealing with a debilitating disease or injury. Your job duties include assisting patients with basic hygiene, changing the sheets on beds, and emptying out bedpans when necessary. Additional responsibilities depend on whether you work in home health or at an assisted living facility. As a care aide, you are also responsible for taking blood pressure measurements, checking body temperature, and monitoring pulse rates.