Course description
If you’re already engaged in the care sector, or aiming to further your understanding of providing effective care to the elderly, this is the course for you. This online course caters to both professionals, and individuals caring for loved ones.
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Training Course Content
Unit 1: Health and social care
- The Care Quality Commission
- Types of care available to the elderly
- Roles of workers within health and social care
Unit 2: Safeguarding of vulnerable adults (SOVA)
- Categories of abuse
- Procedure in circumstances where abuse is suspected
- Confidentiality
- Legislation: The Data Protection Act
- The Human Rights Act
- Equality and Diversity
Unit 3: Enhancing relationships
- Principles of person-centred care
- Care planning
- Assessment
- Record keeping
- Verbal communication
- Non-verbal communication
Unit 4: Health and safety
- Health and Safety Legislation (1974)
- Risk assessment
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- Cleaning agents and chemicals
- Bodily fluids
- Administering and storing medication
- Consent
- Moving and handling
- Transferring service users
- Infection control
Unit 5: Management of dementia and end of life care
- Nutrition
- Carbohydrates, proteins, fats, fibre & fluids
- Vitamins & minerals
- Signs of malnutrition
- Types of dementia
- Diagnosing dementia
- Support services
- Difficulties particular to dementia
- Activities that help people with dementia
- The Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberties Act
- End of life care
- Gold Standards Framework
Unit 6: Common conditions in the elderly
- Diabetes
- Care of the skin
- Prevention of pressure sores
- Congestive heart failure
- High blood pressure
- Infection
- Lung disease
- Problems with valves
- Obesity
Course delivery details
Split into 6 units, every element of this course seeks to expand your understanding of elderly specific care provision, so you can achieve the theoretical knowledge you need to apply these skills within real and practical settings.
This course is assessed using a series of written assignments that are designed to test your knowledge of the course materials. These will need to be sent to your personal tutor for marking, whereupon they will supply you with helpful tips and feedback. No external examinations are required.
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