The homemaker home health aide paperback jan 1 1989 by julie k wernig author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions amazon price new from used from paperback please retry cdn 5995 cdn 8014 cdn 5995 paperback cdn 5995 4 used . A homemaker or home health aide is a trained person who can come to a veterans home and help the veteran take care of themselves and their daily activities homemakers and home health aides are not nurses but they are supervised by a registered nurse who will help assess the veterans daily living needs. Homemaker and home health aide care what is homemaker home health aide care a homemaker or home health aide is a trained person who can come to a veterans home and help the veteran take care of themselves and their daily activities homemakers and home health aides are not nurses but they are supervised by a registered nurse who will help assess the veterans daily living needs this . Homemaker home health aides work for approved local organizations that have a contract with the va a registered nurse visits the home for an initial assessment then works with a trained aide so that the veteran can receive the appropriate help with activities of daily living such as bathing feeding and using the restroom