A public declaration of the value, dignity and professional standing
of every care worker in Sri Lanka.
"The carer of today is not domestic staff. They are a practical visionary —
a skilled clinician in ordinary clothes, doing extraordinary work."
— Soshana Wijeratne Austin, Co-Founder, KaydenCares Framework
This is not unskilled work.
This is one of the most skilled, most important,
most human jobs on earth.
Our Commitments
Eight commitments KaydenCares Framework makes to every care worker in Sri Lanka — and demands of every registered provider.
A care worker who understands medication administration, infection detection, falls prevention and risk assessment is a clinical professional. We will fight for that recognition in law, in pay, in title, and in culture. The days of calling this 'unskilled work' are over.
Every KCF-registered carer will understand the medications they administer — what they are for, what side effects to watch for, when to escalate. They will know the difference between a bad day and the start of a crisis. They will act on what they see.
The ability to walk into a room and know — from posture, colour, breathing, expression — that something has changed overnight is not instinct. It is trained, practiced, refined skill. It saves lives. It deserves recognition and reward.
A person kept safe but not living is not being cared for. They are being managed. Risk assessment exists so that people can do more, not less — so that the risk of living is weighed honestly against the cost of not living at all.
Not a job. A career. With a clear pathway from care assistant to senior carer to team lead to registered manager. With qualifications that are portable, valued and nationally recognised. With pay that reflects what is actually being asked of them.
The person who prevents a fall that would have ended someone's independence deserves the same recognition as the surgeon who repairs the damage when prevention fails. We will name them, thank them, showcase them — publicly, repeatedly, unapologetically.
The care sector has for too long taken advantage of the fact that carers care — using personal compassion as a substitute for fair pay, safe staffing and professional respect. The KCF will not tolerate this. Compassion is a gift. It is not a reason to pay less.
An exhausted, undervalued, unsupported carer is a clinical risk — not through fault, but through the inevitable consequence of depletion. Carer wellbeing is not a luxury programme. It is a patient safety intervention.
What Carers Actually Do
Every skill in this matrix is performed daily by care workers who are often paid less than supermarket staff. This is what we are recognising. This is what we are fighting to reward.
Recognition & Progression
KCF National Care Career Pathway — a clear, recognised, rewarded progression from first day to registered manager.
Entry level. Supervised personal care, companionship, basic observation. Enrolled in KCF induction training.
Independent personal care, medication administration (supervised), care plan implementation. KCF Level 2 Certificate.
Medication lead, clinical observation, junior staff mentoring, risk assessment contribution. KCF Level 3 Diploma.
Rota management, care planning, family liaison, incident management, staff supervision. KCF Coordinator Award.
Quality oversight, regulatory compliance, staff development, clinical governance. KCF Leadership Certificate.
Full regulatory responsibility, CQC/KCF accountability, strategic leadership, KCF Registered Manager status.
Why It Matters
"She noticed my mother's breathing had changed — just slightly — at 6am on a Tuesday. She called the GP before I even knew something was wrong. My mother did not go to hospital. That observation saved her life."
— Family member, KCF-registered provider
"I have been doing this work for eleven years. For the first time, someone has written down what I actually do and called it skilled. That matters more than people know."
— Senior Care Worker, Sri Lanka
"My carer knows when I am in pain before I say a word. She knows which side I prefer to sleep on, what music helps, what frightens me. No doctor has that knowledge. She does."
— Care recipient, 84 years old
If you are a care provider, a care worker, a family member, a government officer, or simply someone who believes that the people who care for our most vulnerable deserve to be recognised —
stand with us.
KCF Carer Charter is a living document. It will be updated as the profession evolves and as the voices of care workers shape it.
KaydenCaresFramework.org · April 2026