The home support environment differs from the long term care and acute care environments in various ways, in fact, often the title of HCA is different when working in the home support environment. You might be referred to as Community Health Worker or a Home Support Worker. This unit will assist you in becoming familiar with the different aspects of caring for a client in the home. This includes maintaining safety and medical asepsis in the home setting while managing the personal needs of the client.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this unit, the successful student will be able to:
- Identify how to assess the home for safety risks ( For client and caregiver).
- Identify fire hazards and safety precautions.
- Describe the maintenance of safety and medical asepsis in the home setting.
- Discuss the use of common cleaning agents.
- Describe adapting body mechanics to the home setting.
- Discuss how to manage emergencies in the home.
- Identify community resources and supports.
Before reviewing this unit, try this activity by Riberdy, et al. (2022) from Seneca College: Identifying Environment Hazards in the Home (https://app.affinitylearning.ca/community/play/551/sessions/320954), from Affinity Learning.
[This project was funded by eCampusOntario and has a CC BY-SA 4.0. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) licence.]
