Assists the Registered Practical Nurse with resident/client admittances, transfers, and departures/deaths, including familiarization with staff, residents, and surroundings, and personal care. Prepares a listing of personal clothing and other belongings upon arrival. Observes and reports on resident/client emotional and physical condition. Communicates general progress of resident/client, including sudden changes. Assists residents/clients with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, etc. Provides general care for bedridden residents/clients, such as positioning, assisting with elimination, skin care, delivering food, and feeding. Applies topical medications such as skin care creams and lotions, as directed. Assists residents/clients in daily exercise program and use of rehabilitative equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, etc. Assists residents/clients with ambulation and transferring using applicable electric/hydraulic/manual equipment and lifting devices. Transfers residents to and from dining area. Checks residents/clients diet for prescribed consistency, feeds or assists with adaptive eating devices, monitors and logs intake, and provides hygienic and mouth care after meal. Collects and cleans dentures as required. Prepares and delivers beverages and snacks to residents/clients. Loads, unloads, and cleans cart. Measures temperature, radial pulse, respirations, and weight and records bowel and bladder output. Collects specimens as directed. Cleans and shrouds bodies of deceased residents/clients. Packs and labels belongings. Changes linen, makes beds, and sorts and bags soiled linen. Stocks linen cart with clean supplies daily. Sorts personal laundry of residents/clients upon delivery and places in drawers and closets.