Health and Social Care and Dementia Care QLS Level 3

Health and social care is one of the largest sectors in the UK. With dementia now widely reported as the next global health crisis after cancer and obesity, it is crucial that workers entering the healthcare system are trained in dementia care. This Health and Social Care and Dementia Care Level 3 course is perfect for anyone currently working in health and social care who want to learn more about dementia, or those considering a career in the industry, with a view to specialise in caring for those with dementia. During the health and social care section of this course, you'll explore the training opportunities available in the industry, safeguarding individuals in your care, how to manage diseases, and the key principles of care. Whereas, the dementia care part of this course will teach you about the signs, forms, and causes of dementia, as well as how to communicate effectively with someone with dementia, how to manage their daily care and behaviours, and how to provide palliative care for dementia patients.

Course Content

Dementia Care QLS Level 3

Unit 1 What is dementia?

• The history of dementia
• Warning signs of dementia
• Three stages of dementia
• Different forms of dementia
• The causes of dementia

Unit 2 The physiological causes of dementia

• Regions of the brain
• The nervous system
• Protein plaque and tangles

Unit 3 A care workers role

• Care settings
• Patient-centred care
• Bad practice and abuse
• What help does a carer give?
• Reality orientation (RO) and routine tasks

Unit 4 Communication principles

• Communication
• Verbal communication
• Non-verbal communication
• Back to basics
• Withdrawal

Unit 5 Managing daily care

• Daily care tasks
• Managing behaviours

Unit 6 End of life care

• What is end of life or palliative care?
• How is palliative care administered?
• Causes of death in dementia patients
• Protocols and guidelines
• Dealing with grief and anticipatory grief

Unit 1 Health and social care

• The Care Quality Commission
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Care settings
• Hospitals
• Care homes (nursing and non-nursing)
• Domiciliary care
• Supported living
• Sheltered accommodation
• Day centre care
• Retirement villages
• Personal Development Plan

Unit 2 Training in the health and social care setting

• Training in the health and social care setting
• Qualification and credit framework (QCF)
• Nurse training
• Roles in nursing
• Other professionals involved in health and social care
• Multiagency working
• Benefits of multiagency working

Unit 3 Legislation and policy in health and social care

• Occupational standards
• Common induction standards
• Principles of care for nursing
• Record keeping
• Standards for record keeping
• Equality and diversity legislation
• Case studies
• Key legislation

Unit 4 Communication confidentiality and safeguarding

• Principles of person-centred care
• Holistic care
• Communication
• Active Listening
• Types of non-verbal communication
• Confidentiality
• Safeguarding
• Types of abuse
• What to do when abuse is suspected

Unit 5 Physiology and management of diseases

• Applying understanding to practice
• The heart
• Prevention
• Management of the service user
• Diabetes
• Congestive heart failure
• Dementia
• Caring for a person with dementia
• Respiratory disease (COPD)

Unit 6 Universal principles of care

• Principles of the prevention and control of infection
• Hand hygiene
• Giving personal care
• Food hygiene
• Nutrition
• Handling and moving
• Risk assessment
• Managing challenging behaviour
• Handling medicines