Research and primary qualification certificate are needed for home-based care for the elderly. Every elderly helper needs to participate in the training of professional ethics, etiquette, domestic service skills, simple medical knowledge and skills, psychology and nutrition knowledge of elderly nursing, mainly focusing on professional ethics, foundation, common sense, safety knowledge and skill operation of elderly nursing.

Helping the elderly belongs to the life service industry, which manages the health of the elderly and is the private housekeeper of the elderly in the community. Generally speaking, helping the elderly is to help the disadvantaged elderly to deal with the major events and small feelings in their lives, and to accompany them to chat at home, chat and relieve boredom in their leisure time; In case of emergency, such as illness or injury, the elderly assistant should also help them to seek medical treatment immediately.