The Caring Network

Carers

Purpose

• To provide health services in the community in order to promote, restore and maintain a maximum level of comfort.
• These services will include tasks around illness prevention, promotion of health, therapy, rehabilitation and palliative care.
• Each client contact is approximated to be 45 minutes, including walking to client and record keeping. The ratio of clients to carer is determined by the category of illness of the client, and will vary from 4-6. The department requires that we focus on category iii clients.
• Carers report for duty daily, work strictly under nursing supervision and allocated care plan, ensure all clients are linked to local health facility and referral protocol is observed; assist clients with social problems; keep accurate and updated records; adhere to Universal Precautions and standard policies of infection control; utilise infection control equipment provided; keep kit bag safe and replenished regularly

Tasks

• Empower and assist the family to care for the client
• Provide health education on the condition of the client
• Refer client to a clinic/ hospital/ social worker or other, as appropriate
• Assist with personal hygiene of client
• Care of pressure points to avoid bed sores
• Attend to basic exercise of client to improve circulation
• Ensure a clean environment for the client
• Supervise and monitor clients on treatment regimes
• Attend to wound care under nursing supervision
• Provide emotional and spiritual care
• Make  suitable follow-up visits on bereavement
• Provide IMCI services to mothers and children under the age of 5 years