Description
Assess the support needs of individuals and provide care to people who are usually disabled, in their own homes.
Alternative labels
provide home care services
provide home care
assess support needs of individuals in their homes
provide domestic care services
provide domestic care
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Relationships with occupations
Essential skill
Provide domestic care is an essential skill of the following occupations:
Community care case worker: Community care case workers perform assessment and care management. They organise domiciliary services to support vulnerable adults who are living with physical impairment or convalescing, aiming to improve their lives in the community and enabling them to live safely and independently at their own home.
Optional skill
Provide domestic care is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this skill may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.
Social worker: Social workers are practice-based professionals who promote social change and development, social cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of people. They interact with individuals, families, groups, organisations and communities in order to provide various forms of therapy and counselling, group work, and community work. Social workers guide people to use services to claim benefits, access community resources, find jobs and training, obtain legal advice or deal with other local authority departments.
References
- Provide domestic care – ESCO