Introduction: Home care is a type of attention that allows occupational therapists to assess occupational performance at home, identifying and responding to occupational needs for promoting autonomy in daily life. In Colombia, it has emerged as a job option for recent graduates, raising concerns about the working conditions of these professionals and the standards of care applied, especially when training in this regard is minimal.
Objectives: To analyze the development of home care as a job option for occupational therapists, in terms of the activities carried out, the working conditions in which these professionals work, and the training to respond to the challenges of this.
Methods: Qualitative phenomenological approach, where a critical reflection is made of the lived experience of the main authors and other occupational therapists who work in this type of care.
Results: The hiring of recently graduated occupational therapists and even some in training who are finishing their career is frequent. Many of these institutions do not monitor the care protocols but are more concerned with the performance and billing of the sessions. Although salaries have increased over time, professionals must face various risks (physical, biological, public) that come with providing care at home in environments that are not adapted for interventions.
Conclusion: It is necessary to further analyze the working and health conditions of these professionals, evaluate union and academic responses, study the phenomenon in the academic-research field, and strengthen training to face the challenges of home care.