Home Based Care

The purpose of this qualification is to prepare a learner to operate as a Home Based Carer. Home Based Carers provide supervised care and support to patients and their immediate families/household members in the home and appropriate community based settings in order to promote, restore and maintain a person’s maximum level of comfort, function and health including care towards a dignified death.

A qualified learner will be able to:

• Assess, plan and provide holistic (physical, spiritual, emotional and social) care and support for patients and household members
• Capacitate patient and household/family members as participants in the patient care team
• Make appropriate referrals in order to facilitate a continuum of care
• Maintain records and reports regarding care and support provided
• Assisting clients with personal care (dressing, mobility, administering medication, personal hygiene, eating and transporting to doctor’s appointments)
• Monitoring patient medications and update health charts
• Monitoring and recording vital signs ((blood pressure, temperature, pulse etc.)
• Maintain open communication between families and health care professionals regarding client’s medical and emotional condition
• Document and report any changes in client’s health status
• Ensure highest client safety and well-being

Where will I find employment?

• A client’s home
• A community care centre/ Primary Health Care Clinics
• Nursing homes- Hospices, Old Age Homes, Day Care Centres/Crèches
• Clinics or hospitals
• NGOs, NPOs.

Entry requirements:

There are no educational entry requirements.