A1: Care Assistants

Question 1

What do care assistants do?

Answer 1

• provide practical help and support for people that have difficulties with DAILY ACTIVITIES

Question 2

Who do care assistants work with?

Answer 2

• older people and their families
• children and young people
• people with physical or learning disabilities
• people with mental health problems

Question 3

Who may care assistants work with at a time?

Answer 3

may support one person providing intensive support or multiple people to keep them living in their own homes

Question 4

Where do care assistants work?

Answer 4

work across a range of settings including people’s homes, GP practices residential homes or nursing homes

Question 5

What are the duties of care assistants?

Answer 5

WILL VARY DEPENDING ON CLIENT NEEDS BUT COULD INCLUDE:
- helping with personal daily care eg washing and dressing
- general household tasks eg cleaning and shopping
- paying bills
- writing letters
- liaising with other healthcare professionals