What is a restorative aide?

A restorative aide assists patients with long-term treatment and recovery after an accident, surgery, or illness. You may also work with older patients to help them maintain functional abilities or find alternate ways to perform daily tasks. Your duties are to follow rehabilitation guidelines for your patients to help them restore skills or to prevent further loss of skills. You might help patients strengthen muscles, recover mobility or range of motion, or work on speech therapy. You also help your patients with daily tasks like eating, bathing, and getting around. Work occurs at care facilities or sometimes in a patient’s home.