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==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from [[Latin]] com- + panis bread, [[food]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : one that accompanies another : [[comrade]], [[associate]]; also : one that keeps company with another
*2 obsolete : rascal
*3 a : one that is closely [[connected]] with something similar
:b : one employed to live with and serve another
*4 : a [[celestial]] body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in [[space]]
==Description==
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]
[[Category: Health]]
==Etymology==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] compainoun, from Anglo-French cumpaing, cumpaignun, from Late Latin companion-, companio, from [[Latin]] com- + panis bread, [[food]]
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/13th_Century 13th century]
==Definitions==
*1 : one that accompanies another : [[comrade]], [[associate]]; also : one that keeps company with another
*2 obsolete : rascal
*3 a : one that is closely [[connected]] with something similar
:b : one employed to live with and serve another
*4 : a [[celestial]] body that appears close to another but that may or may not be associated with it in [[space]]
==Description==
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]
[[Category: Health]]
