Home Care

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

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

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:  This extended length course (55 minutes) practically demonstrates the correct procedures of various manual handling manoeuvre...

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

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

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

Course Description: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in older people; however, they can often go undetected. ...

Course Description: Define and describe types of pressure injuries, how they develop and are treated and, most importantly, how you can play a rol...

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

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

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

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

Course Description: There are a number of chronic respiratory conditions that require the use of respiratory aids to support the individual. This ...

Course Description: Heat packs and cold packs can be used to provide non-pharmacological pain relief and manage acute soft tissue injuries. This c...

Course Description: This course explores ways to mitigate the negative impacts that care services and activities can have on the environment. Lear...