Health
Home Support Worker
Community-based personal care and household support.
TorontoScarboroughHamiltonLondonEdmontonCalgary
📚 Key Topics
Home safetyMeal prepClient rightsBoundariesObservation
💼 Career Outcomes
- Home Support Worker
- Companion
- Respite Worker
- Community Care Aide
🤖 This is a self-paced study guide. Stuck on any lesson? Tap the tutor in the corner — it knows this program inside out.
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Term 1 · Community Care
BeginnerHome Care Basics
🎯 Objective: Maintain a safe home environment.
Light housekeeping, meal prep, companionship, and recognizing changes in a client's condition. You are often the first to notice decline — your observation matters.
🧪 Lab: Home safety checklist.
✅ Self-check: What small home hazard could cause a serious fall?
Client Rights & Boundaries
🎯 Objective: Uphold dignity & privacy.
Professional boundaries, mandatory reporting, and self-care for the worker. Burnout helps no one — you cannot pour from an empty cup.
🧪 Lab: Boundary scenario reflection.
✅ Self-check: A client offers you a gift — what do you do?