INCARE SERVICES – TRAINING PEOPLE WHO CARE

 

REF COA01

Common ailments in the elderly  2hrs

Elements of competence

Skills for Care induction references

6.2 .1 Understand the need to gain skills and knowledge to support and develop your work

Links to NVQ Core units

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NVQ Mapping Level 2

Z19.1    Assist in minimising client pain and discomfort

Summary

 

The course is designed to provide for care support workers an introduction to the most common ailments that affect the elderly  and their aetiology.

Who this unit is aimed at

 

This unit is relevant to workers who provide personal care to clients in all care settings - hospital, residential, day- or foster-care or in the client’s own home. 

Proposed Candidate Outcomes

The worker must be able to:

 
  • Understand the main effects of any specific condition or syndrome experienced by the service user groups.
  • Understand how to respond to needs created by specific conditions, impairments or disabilities
  • Gain a little knowledge of what happens to our bodies as we get older
  • Understand how we can improve the quality of life for the older person
  • Be able to name at least 2 of the complex diseases that sometimes afflict the older person

How many candidates may attend?

This training is not limited in numbers.

Content Summary

  • Statistics
  • What is ageing
  • The four I’s
  • Disease and disabilities
  • Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs

 

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Other relevant information 

1.       For registered nurses who wish to incorporate this training into your PREP portfolio’s, you should carry out practice reflection and attach subsequent evidence from this training  

  1. Certificates are issued for each candidate and are valid for approximately 3 years
  2. A candidate assessment is available (Word 2000) for post training audit

Included in the session is theory based information that may involve a powerpoint presentation.

The key points to remember are:

1.   The training venue should be quiet and undisturbed.

2.   Staff should not be expected to be on duty

3.   Staff attending should remain for the entire length of the session.

 

N.B  Registration details are kept by us for Seven years. It is important to register on the day.

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