Home Based Care

Home-based care skills are the backbone of community health and social support across Kenya. Whether you join a public health team, work with an NGO, or start your own care service, you’ll be using these abilities every day to improve lives and build a sustainable career.

• County health department community outreach units in rural districts - you identify eligible households, design and administer assessment tools, analyse the data, and prepare needs-assessment reports that guide the county’s allocation of health resources.

• Faith-based or community NGOs running home-based palliative care programmes in urban informal settlements - you develop client-specific assessment forms, collect accurate information, track key health indicators, prepare progress reports, and execute referrals to nearby clinics or counseling services.

• Private home-care agencies serving elderly clients in Nairobi’s high-density suburbs - you create individualized care plans, link families with support groups, source assistive devices, allocate resources according to the plan, and keep detailed records for billing and quality assurance.

• HIV/AIDS support organisations operating in peri-urban towns such as Thika or Nakuru - you identify beneficiaries, map available community resources, develop care plans that include medication-adherence monitoring, and refer patients to antiretroviral clinics and nutrition programmes.

• Maternal-child health outreach teams in coastal counties - you assess post-natal mothers at home, compile indicators on infant growth, share reports with health facilities, and arrange referrals for immunisation and nutrition services.

• Disability advocacy groups in the Rift Valley - you conduct needs assessments for persons with physical impairments, allocate assistive equipment, track usage indicators, and prepare reports that attract donor funding and community support.

• Refugee-camp community health units in north-east Kenya - you identify vulnerable families, develop culturally appropriate assessment tools, analyse data to inform humanitarian resource allocation, and coordinate referrals with humanitarian agencies.

• Self-employed community health volunteers in small towns like Kitale or Machakos - you offer paid home-based care packages, maintain client records, prepare simple reports for local funders, and earn income through service fees or modest grants.

• County social-welfare offices handling vulnerable children and the elderly - you prepare comprehensive needs-assessment reports, identify relevant service providers, monitor key indicators, and determine eligibility for cash-transfer or food-supplement programmes.

• Non-profit mental-health outreach projects in Nairobi’s slums - you assess psychosocial needs, develop care plans that include family linkage, track recovery indicators, and refer clients to counseling centres or crisis hotlines.

Mastering these skills means you can move confidently between public, non-profit and private settings, create your own livelihood, and become a trusted change-maker in any Kenyan community. Keep learning, stay compassionate, and let your expertise light the path to healthier homes.