The Collar360

Home care aide

Other names

elderly people assistant, personal care provider, personal care attendant, live in caretaker, personal care worker, live in caregiver

Care work

They help people who cannot care for themselves because of illness, age or disability with washing, eating, medicine, and daily life.

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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.

  2. 2

    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/assistante de vie
español
técnico de atención sociosanitaria a personas en el domicilio/técnica de atención sociosanitaria a personas en el domicilio
العربية
مساعد الرعاية المنزلية / مساعدة الرعاية المنزلية
português
Ajudante familiar
Deutsch
Haus- und Familienpfleger/Haus- und Familienpflegerin
italiano
assistente domiciliare

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