Senior healthcare assistant

Senior care workers routinely oversee and monitor care workers, care assistants and home carers. They also attend to the personal needs and comforts of the elderly and the infirm with care and support needs ( #39;service users #39;) within residential care establishments, day care establishments or in their own homes. What are the duties of a senior carer in a care home? Day-to-day tasks * supervise a team of care assistants. * write care plans. * monitor patients #39; vital signs, like blood pressure and heart rate. * complete patient medication records. * develop and lead activities for service users. * keep families up to date about their relative #39;s progress. * train and mentor new staff