| In [[health]] care and caregiving, a '''companion''', sitter, or [[private]] [[duty]] may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar [[professional]] who is hired to [[work]] with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing homes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_living assisted living facilities], hospitals, and [[private]] [[homes]], and their [[duties]] range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and [[observation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_%28caregiving%29] | | In [[health]] care and caregiving, a '''companion''', sitter, or [[private]] [[duty]] may be a nurse, nurse assistant, or similar [[professional]] who is hired to [[work]] with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions may be hired to work in a variety of settings, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home nursing homes], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_living assisted living facilities], hospitals, and [[private]] [[homes]], and their [[duties]] range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and [[observation]].[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Companion_%28caregiving%29] |