Wales Council of the Blind

Personal Assistant

Definition: A Personal Assistant is a person employed to help someone with their daily social care in a way that is right for them. Using their Personal Budgets, a person can employ a Personal Assistant to provide support like: cooking, cleaning, help with personal care like washing and using the toilet, driving or help with getting around, medical tasks, shopping, banking or paying bills.

Category: adult social care

Credit: Department of Health

Source: Glossary of Adult Social Care Terms

Last Updated: 2nd of January 2026

Services mentioning Personal Assistant

The Rowan Organisation Direct Payments - (The Rowan Organisation) Direct payments / personalised budgets

The Rowan Organisation provides a wide range of support services created to help you manage your Direct Payments. This can include: supporting you to decide whether to employ a Personal Assistant (PA) or to use other services; support with setting up the scheme; support with paperwork required by the scheme; support with finding and recruiting staff; providing you with information and advice on the legal requirements of being an employer.
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