E-fact 35: Risk Assessment for Care Workers

35. Risk Assessment for care Workers Summary The principal objective of home care is the provision of support to enable service users to be cared for in their own home for as long as possible, or to enable them to return to their own home from hospital or other accommodation.[1] Home care Workers assist people at home, allowing them to stay in their homes, rather than use residential, long-term, or nursing care institutions. care Workers visit users to help with daily tasks, and assist in their physical personal needs and in the follow-up of medical plans. This article provides practical information on these activities to employers of care Workers , as well as care Workers and their representatives. Following a brief introduction about home care Workers and OSH in care worker activities, the article includes sections on How to do a Risk Assessment ' and How to use a Checklist'.

workforce.[2] Care workers often have job titles such as Aged Care Worker, Disabled Carer, Domestic Helper, Home Care Worker and Residential Care Worker – Adults. The essential point is that they work in private homes, assisting people who are unable to care for themselves or their families because of sickness, disability or old age.

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