Residential Care

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

Course Description: As a food handler, it is essential that you are aware of the basic principles of safe food handling so that you can ensure tha...

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: 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: Dementia, depression and delirium are conditions that require individualised support. This course presents how to recognise th...

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

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:  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:  A care plan is a dynamic document identifying an individual’s needs, preferences, goals and support strategies. This course e...

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

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

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: Psychotropic medications can be prescribed for older people to treat certain conditions; however, there are risks associated w...

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

Course Description: People living in residential care come from a variety of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This course explor...

Course Description: Ensuring residents safety is part of your everyday role, but what about your responsibilities in a fire emergency? This course...

Course Description: Did you know that among older people living in UK care homes today, the rate of severe loneliness is more than twice as high a...

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: In this course, we highlight the importance of effective laundry procedures and identify safe working systems that reduce risk...

Course Description: In this course, we highlight the importance of effective cleaning procedures and identify safe working systems for reducing ri...

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 sleep patterns and routines change as people get older, and how people living with dementia ...

Course Description: There are a variety of analgesics available to support pain management in aged care. This course presents the different type...