Home Managers are health care professionals who supervise or manage private and some time public health and social care facilities. They handle administrative and decision making responsibilities on a day to day basis. They may recruit, hire and orientate new members of staff, checking and assessing their performance and offering mentorship when required. Managers also oversee patient care, monitor that their needs are met and inform families about their progress or condition.
A Home Manager usually performs many of the following tasks:
•  Implementing HR policies and procedures
•  Preparing reports and updates
•  Managing budgets
•  Recruiting and supervising staff
•  Managing patient care
•  Ordering supplies and new equipment
•  Handling administrative duties

• Decision making
• Teamwork
• Presentation and communication
• Leadership and people management
• Planning and prioritising
• Marketing
• Organisation and administration
• Budgeting
• Networking
• Multitasking
• Being professional and assertive
• Being motivational and amicable

Some health care professionals decide go into Home Care Management. They utilise their management and leadership skills to run hospices, clinics, rehabilitations centres or private medical facilities. All Nursing qualifications and requirements should be filled to operate as a Home Manager, but they usually also pursue other health and social care qualifications.