Description. Responsibilities and Purpose. Assist with daily living activities. Delivering meals to patients, providing plenty of fresh water, as well as extra nourishment between meals. Help patients with personal hygiene. Provide patients with bedpans, help with baths, shampoos and showers. Dressing, turning and helping patients be mobile. Provide additional care for the patient, including ice packs, non-sterile dressings and therapeutic baths....