The Collar360

Residential home older adult care worker

Other names

residential support worker (older adults), support worker (older adults in care), older adult services worker, residential support worker, supported living support worker

Care work

They support and advise old people with body or mind problems, watch how they are doing, and plan visits with their families.

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    Give advice and support to elderly people with body or mind problems.

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    Watch how each older person is getting on.

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    Care for older people in a warm and happy home.

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Sources

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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.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

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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.

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In other languages

français
assistant de vie auprès de personnes âgées/assistante de vie auprès de personnes âgées
español
trabajador social en residencia de personas mayores/trabajadora social en residencia de personas mayores
العربية
عامل رعاية المسنين في دور الإقامة / عاملة رعاية المسنين في دور الإقامة
português
Técnico de apoio residencial a idosos/Técnica de apoio residencial a idosos
Deutsch
Sozialbetreuer in Betreuungseinrichtung für ältere Menschen/Sozialbetreuerin in Betreuungseinrichtung für ältere Menschen
italiano
assistente socio-sanitario in strutture residenziali per anziani disabili/assistente socio-sanitaria in strutture residenziali per anziani disabili

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