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Care home worker

Other names

residential care home worker, care home manager, care support worker, care home supervisor, care home assistant, care at home worker, homecare assistant, community home care worker, home care assistant, domiciliary care worker, care worker (homecare), domiciliary homecare worker

Care work

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.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Prepare and maintain records of client progress and services performed, reporting changes in client condition to manager or supervisor.

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    Administer bedside or personal care, such as ambulation or personal hygiene assistance.

  3. 3

    Perform healthcare-related tasks, such as monitoring vital signs and medication, under the direction of registered nurses or physiotherapists.

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Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
assistant de vie dépendance/assistante de vie dépendance
español
cuidador residencial/cuidadora residencial
العربية
العامل في دور الرعاية
português
prestador de cuidados domiciliários/prestadora de cuidados domiciliários
Deutsch
Sozialbetreuer häusliche Betreuung/Sozialbetreuerin häusliche Betreuung
italiano
assistente sociale a domicilio

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