Home Care

Course Description: In this course you will learn how dysphagia may affect a person and explore appropriate care strategies. Includes information ...

Course Description: Discuss the ethos of promoting dignity in care and ensuring the individual’s needs and wishes remain at the centre of care del...

Course Description: Recognise and respond to the complications that can occur when a person has diabetes and explain the role of medications in ma...

Course Description: Define the types of diabetes and the everyday management strategies required to maintain the health of those you provide care ...

Course Description: Age related changes in the skin put older people at risk of skin conditions that need special care. We explore common conditio...

Course Description: Be familiar with your role in assisting and/or supporting clients with medications and medication administration. Learning Out...

Course Description: Outline some of the physical and psychological changes that can occur when a person has Motor Neurone Disease or Multiple Scle...

Course Description: There are a number of mental health challenges that older people may experience. This course discusses the impact of poor ment...

Course Description: Autism is a condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, communicates and interacts with others. This course explores wh...

Course Description: Falls are one of the leading causes of injury and death in older people. This course will explore the falls management process...

Course Description: Neurological observations are used to determine the neurological status of an individual who is at risk of deterioration or ha...

Course Description: All people have spiritual needs, which may be separate from religion. In this course, we explore the various forms that spirit...

Course Description: Discover the key principles of promoting healthy bowel function and their impact on bowel disease. Explore effective managemen...

Course Description:  Recognise the role the Mental Capacity Act plays in your work and the importance of assessing capacity in those you care for....

Course Description: Many people are choosing to stay in their own home at the end stage of their life. This course explores what end of life care ...

Course Description: Failure to maintain standards and safe practice can affect the individual, health professional and the organisation. This cour...

Course Description: People receiving home care come from a variety of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This course explores the ...

Course Description: Staff working in people's homes are likely to encounter household chemicals during their everyday tasks. If handled, used and ...

Course Description: Pain can be a debilitating experience for the older person, affecting them both mentally and physically. This course explains ...

Course Description: Pain can be a debilitating experience for the older person, affecting them both mentally and physically. This course explains...

Course Description: It is a basic human right to be treated with dignity and respect. This course discusses the ethos of promoting dignity in care...

Course Description: According to Action on Elder Abuse (AEA), each year in the UK, over half a million older people experience some sort of abuse....

Course Description:  Preventing and controlling infection is an essential element of care. In this course, you will discover how infectious agents...

Course Description: Anxiety can be experienced in many ways and can often interrupt a person’s daily living routines. This course identifies diffe...

Course Description: In this course you will learn how to identify common hazards and assess and report risks. Strategies that minimise risks in a...

Course Description: Effective documentation is essential in the delivery of quality care and support. This course describes the various types of w...

Course Description: Effective communication is vital to ensure safe, quality care. In this course you will learn about the potential barriers to c...

Course Description: There are many clinical skills required in your role. This course will provide you with the skills and knowledge to be able to...

Course Description: There are many clinical skills required of you in your role. In this course you will learn how to change a catheter bag, how t...

Course Description: There are many reasons why individuals require the support of urinary catheters. This course will help you to identify the dif...

Course Description: In this course you will learn practical approaches to assist care staff to understand and be able to respond effectively to th...

Course Description: Care staff may encounter a variety of risks to their personal safety in the course of their work. Three areas in which a lone ...

Course Description: Did you know that falls account for 40% of injury-related deaths and one percent of total deaths in the over 85's. They can h...

Course Description: Appropriate hygiene, safe handling and storage of food can prevent serious health hazards. You will learn how to safely prepa...

Course Description: By completing this course you will become familiar with the unique challenges and the approaches used to restore independent ...

Course Description:  This course will help you to recognise the signs and symptoms of long term mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder...

Course Description:  One of the key roles of care staff is the maintenance of people's personal hygiene and showering a person also provides the o...

Course Description: This course explains the fire risks that may be encountered in a home care setting and describes fire prevention strategies. W...

Course Description: All social care services are required to have robust confidentiality and information handling processes. This course will show...

Course Description: Staff play a vital role in monitoring the needs of people they support. This course describes how to recognise changes in clie...

Course Description: It is a fundamental human right to live without discrimination and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is one of the fundamental...

Course Description: Conflict can we difficult to work through, particularly in a workplace. In this short course, you will learn how to recognise ...

Course Description: Effective communication can increase job satisfaction and can help you to build meaningful working relationships. In this shor...

Course Description: By completing this course you will discover why good oral health is important and learn how to assist with the maintenance of ...

Course Description:  Describe the common types of wounds that may be seen in a home care setting, preventative strategies and your role in support...

Course Description:  Explore how dementia impacts the physiology of the brain and its effects on an individual’s ability to perform activities of ...

Course Description:  One of the most important ways to maintain your wellbeing is to protect and support your musculoskeletal system. In this cour...

Course Description: In this course you will learn how behaviours related to dementia may arise as a result of unmet needs. We will explore how you...