Experienced Healthcare Assistant

1 week ago

Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom HCA'S DIRECT LIMITED Full time

What does a care worker do in a care home?


A care worker or carer supports a person who needs help with daily tasks, enabling them to live their best life.

A care worker can work in a care home with the elderly or people with learning disabilities.


Sometimes, they might need specialist training to be able to support patients with particular issues (MS or dementia, for example).

A care worker may have to work irregular hours and shift work, which can include working nights and weekends.

What are the roles and responsibilities of a care worker in a residential home?


The main dues and responsibilities of a care worker include: providing personal care, such as showering, shaving, oral hygiene and dressing, administering medication, monitoring health and wellbeing, maintaining records and reporting any changes, assisting with meal preparation and household tasks, and providing emotional support and companionship.


Care workers and carers must also respect clients' privacy, dignity, and individuality, and communicate effectively with clients, their families, and other healthcare professionals.

It's important for care workers to have the necessary training and qualifications, whilst following safeguarding procedures, as well as empathy and compassion, to provide high-quality care to those in need.


What do the daily responsibilities of a care worker include?
Helping care home residents with their personal care which includes, washing and getting dressed

Providing company:
chatting and sharing news

Providing information to family members regarding the care plan

Ensuring that the resident's needs and wishes are met

Working with other health and social care professionals to provide holistic care

Recording and reporting essential information in the residents' daily reports accurately and immediately (communication systems, care and health monitoring, accident and incident reports)

Gently encouraging residents to get involved with recreational activities and hobbies

Giving feedback to health and social care professionals

What does the day-to-day role of a care worker consist of?

Your daily routine as a care worker in a residential home can vary from day to night

The general routines include:

The morning care responsibilities of a care worker


In the morning, the care home residents will be getting up for the day and you'll be helping them to do this.

This will involve helping them to get washed and dressed.


After getting dressed, some residents will need help and encouragement to make healthy choices at breakfast time (for example, if a doctor has said they need to eat more fibre) and they may need help to eat.


Many daily medications need to be taken with food at meal times, so you may be helping to administer the right medication to the right resident.

The afternoon responsibilities of a care worker


As the day progresses, your responsibilities will revolve around one central objective: to support the care home residents in all they do.

This includes making sure that you keep on top of their toileting needs as well as caring for any specific needs, including any disabilities, ailments or illnesses.


You'll be assisting those who need help with their mobility, and end-of-life care, as directed in their personal support plan.

And you'll be supporng them to eat their lunch if needed, along with administering any accompanying medicaons.


As a care worker, you'll also be ensuring that residents in the care home have companionship if and when they want it, along with social, emotional and leisure support.

This might involve listening to any concerns or worries they may have or gently encouraging them to join in an activity, a hobby, or some exercise (while also understanding they might prefer not to).

You might need to accompany them on outings, such as community visits and trips to the shops.

And it will mean maintaining a friendly demeanour at all times as you chat with residents, making them laugh and ensuring they feel relaxed in their environment.


During the afternoon, a resident might also need help with some personal administration or they might need your support in contacting their family members or loved ones.

Throughout the day, you'll also be responding to requests from both residents and staff.

The evening responsibilities of a care worker


The evening in a care home will see you helping the residents eat their supper if required, and you must once again assess and administer medications with the evening meal.

You'll also have the opportunity to help the residents to take part in any evening activities, such as a film night or quiz.

This will be followed by supporting the residents to wash and change into their nightwear before helping them into bed.


During the night shift, care workers will be responding to call bells and you may need to do some close observational duties (emptying a catheter or changing some sheets for example).

Depending on the ca

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