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How much do shower aide jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for shower aide in Decatur, IN is $17.04, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $15.29 and $18.32 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a shower aide?

A Shower Aide is a healthcare worker who assists patients or residents with bathing and personal hygiene. They typically work in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or home care settings, ensuring individuals maintain cleanliness and comfort. Duties may include helping with transfers, ensuring safety during showers, and providing basic skincare. Shower Aides play a crucial role in supporting individuals who have mobility or health challenges.

What skills and qualifications are needed to be a shower aide?

To thrive as a Shower Aide, you need basic knowledge of personal hygiene care, safe patient handling, and infection control, often supported by a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with patient transfer equipment, mobility aids, and adherence to facility protocols is typically expected. Compassion, patience, and strong communication skills help build trust and reassure clients during personal care tasks. These abilities are essential for providing respectful, safe, and effective assistance to individuals who need support with bathing and personal hygiene.

What does a typical workday look like for a shower aide in a healthcare or assisted living facility?

A typical workday for a Shower Aide involves assisting residents or patients with bathing, helping them undress and dress, and ensuring their comfort and safety throughout the process. You may also be responsible for preparing bathing areas, maintaining cleanliness, documenting care provided, and reporting any changes in condition to nursing staff. Shower Aides often work closely with nurses, nursing assistants, and other care team members to coordinate schedules and address individual needs. The role can be physically demanding but is highly rewarding, as you play a vital part in supporting clients’ dignity and well-being.

What does a shower aide do?

A shower aide assists residents or patients with bathing and personal hygiene in healthcare or assisted living settings. They help with tasks such as washing, grooming, and ensuring safety during the process, often following care plans and using proper hygiene techniques. The role requires compassion, attention to detail, and sometimes basic training or certifications in caregiving or health and safety.

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Infographic showing various Shower Aide job openings in Decatur, IN as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 2% As Needed, 56% Full Time, 40% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 98% Physical, and 2% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $35,445 per year, or $17 per hour.

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)

CommonSail Investment Group

Fort Wayne, IN • On-site

Full-time, Part-time

PTO

Re-posted 11 days ago

Job description

StoryPoint Fort Wayne West
Overview:
  • Location: 611 W County Line Rd S, Fort Wayne, IN 46814
  • Position: Must be a licensed Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
  • Shift: 6A-2P, 2P-10P, 10P-6A
  • Job Type: Part Time and Full Time

Benefits:
  • $2.00 Shift Differential for 2nd or 3rd Shift
  • 2 Free scrub tops
  • Wages On-Demand - early access before pay day
  • Full benefits and PTO provided for Full Time employees

Supplemental Schedule:
  • Holiday Pay
  • Flexible Scheduling

Responsibilities for CNA:
  • Leads and provide 1440 care.
  • Review Resident Care Plans at start of shift.
  • Bathe and clean, as needed, both male and female residents by bed bath, shower and/or whirlpool.
  • Assist in cleaning teeth, shampooing/combing hair, cleaning and cutting nails, applying make-up, shaving and cleaning glasses of both male and female residents.
  • Assist residents in dressing appropriately, encouraging usual and appropriate clothing.
  • Make residents' beds and change linens as needed, clean up room and closet, picking up unnecessary articles and arranging room neatly.
  • Feed residents requiring total or partial assist with meals, set up trays for residents needing assistance, and pass and assist with snacks.
  • Answer calls light promptly and ensure lights are always within reach.
  • Assist residents with bedpan, urinal, and bedside commode or to bathroom as needed and/or as directed. Change incontinent brief or diaper every two hours or more frequently if needed.
  • Take and give notice in writing, vital signs (temp, pulse, respiration & blood pressure), heights and weights as requested, report abnormal or unusual signs to charge nurse. Report skin breakdown, pressure sores, changes in residents' physical/mental condition to nurse immediately.
  • Measure intake and output on all residents for whom it has been ordered including emptying urine from indwelling catheters or other urine collection devices near end of shift and assist in collection of specimens.
  • Pass water to residents and ensure it is within reach. Collect water pitchers for cleaning per schedule.
  • Clean wheelchairs, walkers, commodes, bedpans and urinals per schedule.
  • Report unusual color or odor of excretes (urine, drainage, stool or sputum) before discarding it.
  • Assist in the transport, transfer, ambulation, frequent positioning and providing ROM to residents. Use measures that ensure resident and associate safety. Request assistance when lifting, turning and moving residents, using lifting devices when needed. Transport to activities, meals and appointments as requested.
  • Help maintain personal dignity of each resident by ensuring privacy and treating them with respect. Understand and follow Resident Bill of Rights.
  • Apply safety devices as directed by the nurse, check safety devices every thirty minutes and release every two hours.
  • Ensure residents who are unable to call for help are checked frequently.
  • Ensure rooms are ready for new admissions.
  • Assist in admission, transfer and discharge of residents including ensuring rooms are ready for admit and assist resident with belongings upon discharge.
  • Greet newly admitted residents on admission and escort them to their room as necessary.
  • Complete Nurse Aide flow sheet during shift and according to instructions using only authorized abbreviations.
  • Document care given in CareTracker.
  • Identify resident before providing care.
  • Follow universal precautions and isolation procedures for infection control. Wash hands at beginning of shift, between residents, before passing trays and after assisting with elimination-even if wearing gloves.
  • Inventory and mark resident's personal possessions as instructed.
  • Report occupational exposures to blood, body fluids, infectious materials and hazardous chemicals immediately.
  • Maintain all service areas in clean and orderly condition and keep halls clear of equipment.
  • Report all accidents or incidents observed immediately.
  • Report suspected abuse immediately.
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Accountabilities for CNA:
  • Professional in attitude, demeanor and dress.
  • Good organizational skills and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
  • Subject to frequent interruptions.
  • Involved with residents and associates under all conditions and circumstances.
  • Subject to potentially upset residents, family members, associates and visitors.
  • Varied working hours to include days, evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
  • Subject to callback during emergency conditions (severe weather, evacuation, post-disaster, etc.).
  • Continuous physical movement.

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