Residential Care

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: Pressure injuries can happen to anyone but usually affect individuals with limited mobility where confined to a bed, chair or ...

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

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

Course Description: Meaningful activities play a pivotal role towards meeting a person's needs and can improve health and wellbeing.  This course ...

Course Description: An effective handover procedure involves the transfer of responsibility and accountability of those receiving care to those ca...

Course Description:In this course you will learn to recognise and respond to the unique challenges that may be encountered when caring for a person...

Course Description: Older people are at risk of weight loss due to a variety of factors. It is vital that staff understand how to monitor and mana...

Course Description: Recognise the role advance care planning plays in promoting quality care at the end of life. Explore key steps in developing a...

Course Description: Changes in a resident’s condition can be swift or gradual. Clinical staff play a vital role in ensuring early intervention and...

Course Description: It’s essential that residents in your care receive the correct medication to maintain their health and wellbeing. This course ...

Course Description: In this course you will learn how sleep patterns and routines change as people get older, and how people living with dementia ...

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: Use of restraints and restrictive practices can impact a person's human rights, their quality of life, as well as their safet...

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: Effective documentation is essential in the delivery of quality care and support. This course identifies and describes the var...

Course Description:  First Aiders can provide Basic Life Support to people with life-threatening illnesses or injuries to maintain their airway, b...

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: A holistic approach to wound assessment is essential for effective wound management. This course outlines common types and cha...

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: A chronic respiratory condition can have a significant impact on an older person’s quality of life. This course will explore a...

Course Description: Explore why older people are more at risk of skin tears and how to reduce this risk. Learn how to assess and dress a skin tear...

Course Description: What does sexuality mean? Understand the impact our own embarrassment, attitudes and sensitivities can have on the individuals...

Course Description: There are physical, psychological and practical difficulties associated with low vision and hearing. Equip yourself with strat...

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

Course Description: Describe common learning disabilities and the ways in which they may impact a person and their activities of daily living. Lea...

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

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

Course Description: Discover how to bathe and assist with the personal grooming of an older person who is confined to bed, while maintaining their...

Course Description: Continuously assessing risk is an integral part of everyday care. Recognise your role and responsibilities when undertaking dy...

Course Description: This course provides an overview of key considerations regarding the use of bed rails, ensuring that they are used appropriate...

Course Description: Workplace violence and aggression can have a serious impact on a staff member’s physical and mental health and well-being. Thi...

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:  As symptoms progress, a person living with dementia may find it increasingly difficult to express their needs. Changes in beh...

Course Description:  Effective documentation is key to gaining insight into changes in behaviour among residents living with dementia. This course...

Course Description:  It is important for staff to be able to identify causes and triggers for changes in behaviour among residents living with dem...

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

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

Course Description: Infectious diseases can spread easily in the residential care setting and quickly turn into an outbreak, leading to increased ...

Course Description: Dignity of risk supports individuals to take positive risks that can lead to improved quality of life, independence and self-e...

Course Description: Every person we care for has individual needs and preferences. This course outlines the principles of person-centred care, exa...

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

Course Description: Complaints are an inevitable part of customer service. This course explores the elements of a positive complaints culture and ...