home help noun2 •A person employed, especially by a social services department, to perform household chores and provide aid to a patient or infirm person in the latter's own home; a carer.The work of the assistant home helps was particularly focused on older people (Simonen, 1990). — 2003 •The aid provided by such people.The origins of the home help service can be traced back to the Sick Room Help Society based in the East End of London. — 1994 formshome helps