3.6 KiB
3.6 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| care-home-worker | Occupational skill for the role 'care home worker' (also: residential care home worker, care home manager, care support worker, care home supervisor, care home assistant, care at home worker). Use when the user asks for typical care home worker work such as: Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.; Bathe patients.; Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager. |
Care Home Worker
Care home workers provide domiciliary services to vulnerable adults including frail elderly or disabled people who are living with physical impairment or convalescing, following a specific plan to provide day-to-day care to clients. They look after the physical and mental wellbeing of clients by providing them social care. These services could be developed in residential homes, care homes or in the patient's home. In relation to this last case, they aim to improve patients' lives in the community and assure patients can live safely and independently in their own home.
Core workflow
- Care for patients by changing bed linens, washing and ironing laundry, cleaning, or assisting with their personal care.
- Bathe patients.
- Maintain records of patient care, condition, progress, or problems to report and discuss observations with supervisor or case manager.
- Provide patients with help moving in and out of beds, baths, wheelchairs, or automobiles and with dressing and grooming.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in areas such as caring for infants, preparing healthy meals, living independently, or adapting to disability or illness.
- Entertain, converse with, or read aloud to patients to keep them mentally healthy and alert.
- Plan, purchase, prepare, or serve meals to patients or other family members, according to prescribed diets.
- Direct patients in simple prescribed exercises or in the use of braces or artificial limbs.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- accept own accountability
- adhere to organisational guidelines
- advocate for social service users
- apply decision making within social work
- apply holistic approach within social services
- apply organisational techniques
- apply person-centred care
- apply problem solving in social service
- apply quality standards in social services
- apply socially just working principles
- assess social service users' situation
- assist individuals with disabilities in community activities
- assist social service users in formulating complaints
- assist social service users with physical disabilities
- build helping relationship with social service users
Hot technologies
- Salesforce software
- Microsoft Access
- Oracle Database
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Outlook
- SAP software
- Python
- Microsoft Office software
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f4525ed8-54eb-4a3b-90db-55cc01b0d9fd), ONET 30.3 (31-1121.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*