A care home is a place where employees need to be well trained in a number of things, as well as having the right skills to enable them to do the job well. Caring for people in a care home, whether they are elderly or have specialist needs that mean they are not able to live at home and need round the clock care and supervision is a job that comes with a lot of variety and no two days are the same.

Because of the varied personalities and health needs of the people that you can be caring for in a home, it requires the person who is working there to have really good people skills and the ability to communicate on many levels with different people. For example, someone who has dementia may often feel scared or nervous, and it is essential to be able to communicate with them and help to calm them down.

There are also other practical skills that are important to have in this kind of work. Administration of medical training and first aid skills can help to save lives, and most people living in residential care homes will need help with their health.

Time management is also something that is required in a job like this. There are times when there is a lot going on and making sure that you use your time effectively to make sure that the job is done to a high standard is essential.