Have you ever worked as a PCA ( Personal Care Attendant)?

Depending on exactly what you will be doing, your job could range from more of a companionship type to one where a lot more physical care is involved. Either way, it is very rewarding to be helping someone else who needs it. I worked as a nursing assistant most of my earliest adult life. Over the years I have also worked with MR/DD clients who have not needed so much physical care but have needed other kinds of assistance and as home health aide where the work involved everything from personal physical care to cooking and housekeeping for my clients. I also have had other health care jobs that were not classified as personal care. In all of them, I truly enjoyed the people I took care of. Sometimes the jobs were harder than other times and a lot of times I didn't really enjoy parts of the jobs. But they had to be done. And I knew if I didn't enjoy those things, my clients didn't either. So it just came down to making them as comfortable as possible during the time I was there to help them. It's normal to be nervous when starting out something new. Hang in there. If you enjoyed all the other volunteer stuff you have done, you will probably enjoy this as well. Although the actual work could be a lot more demanding physically, especially if it involves lifting your clients. Good luck!