COURSE OVERVIEW:
A disabled person might be anyone who has a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on their ability to carry out day-to-day activities. Older people are more likely to develop a disability.
Disabled people are often spoken about as though they form one group. However, every disabled person has different health conditions and challenges. The right care will always require careful assessment to establish the level of support that is required, and more importantly, to secure the right person to provide that care.
An aged care or health support worker is someone who looks after the well-being of vulnerable people. They help people to live their lives as independently as possible and support them in reaching their potential, through both practical and emotional support.
The type of care an aged care or health support worker provides will be tailored to the needs of the individual. It is an incredibly varied and rewarding role as support workers will be helping vulnerable people to improve their quality of life, achieve their goals and make a very real and positive difference to their lives.
An aged care or health support worker role will vary depending on the person they’re supporting, as well as seniority and specialism, but generally speaking they will be supporting vulnerable people with many aspects of their day-to-day living, helping them to take care of themselves and live a fulfilled life. Different people will need support for different reasons. For instance, they may have mental health needs, learning disabilities, medical conditions or physical disabilities.
An aged care or health support worker could be working in people’s homes, in the community or in health and social care settings, and may help them with tasks such as mobility, eating and drinking, or personal care.
The duties and responsibilities of a support worker are unique and varied because all the people they support, have unique needs. Whilst this can be a very diverse role, the key focus is always on supporting a vulnerable person to lead a fulfilling and more independent life.
On a day-to-day basis, support worker duties could include helping with meal preparation, household chores, administering medication, managing finances, accessing community facilities, going shopping, meeting friends, visiting the doctors, finding a job, or providing general emotional support. The list is endless.
An aged care or health support worker can help with personal care, transport, education and provide access to the community. In addition, will help with daily care activities such as bathing, washing, cooking and other domestic duties. A worker can help older people or people with disabilities stay in their own homes. Support workers also provide care and help people affected by disability, allowing them to live with dignity and independently.
This course will help aged care and support workers identify and respond to an individual’s physical personal support needs and to support activities of daily living. It is designed for support workers who provide personal care and support to older people or people with disabilities.
The first part of this course discusses how to support clients in their daily personal care activities, such as: bathing, showering, shaving, toileting and bowel care, the use of continence aids, oral hygiene, hair care, nail care and eye care. In addition to mobility and transfer and falls recovery techniques. And explains how to prepare for tasks and adjust any equipment, aids and appliances. Then discusses the manual handling techniques for patients and residents and how to identify changes in the person’s health or personal support requirements.
The second part discusses how to care of clients with: circulatory problems, respiratory problems, musculoskeletal problems, falling problems, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, mental health conditions, integumentary system problems, gastrointestinal system problems, immune system problems, urinary tract problems, endocrine system problems and reproductive system problems. Also, explains the infection control procedures. Then explains how to maintain confidentiality, privacy and dignity of your client.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:
- The manual handling techniques for patients and residents
- The procedure for moving/lifting people
- How to raise a client from the floor?
- How to transfer a client to and out of the bath?
- How to assist falling client/residents?
- The technical care activities
- Hypertension and hypotension
- Systolic pressure and diastolic pressure
- How to take blood pressure?
- Temperature readings
- Pulse rate and the usual sites for measuring a pulse
- How to assist with Gastrostomy feeds?
- How to assist with catheter care?
- The application of auto-thrombotic stockings
- How to assist with breathing tubes?
- How to assist with simple eye care?
- How to assist with wound, amputation and stump care?
- The care and prevention of pressure ulcers
- How to identify and respond to difficulties during support routines?
- The basic observation skills needed to report changes in a person’s condition
- How to assist in toileting and bowel care?
- How to assist in bathing and showering a resident?
- When should oral hygiene be performed?
- The benefits of brushing or combing hair
- How to shave clients using an electric razor or a blade razor?
- Foot, hand, skin, nail, oral and eye care
- Pressure area care
- How to take care of hearing aids?
- How to care for a client with circulatory problems?
- How to care for a client with respiratory problems?
- How to care for a client with musculoskeletal problems?
- How to care for a client with falling problems?
- The indications that someone is at risk of falling
- How to care for a client who is visually impaired?
- How to care for a client who is hearing impaired?
- How to care for a client using sight and hearing aids?
- How to care for a client who has dementia?
- How to care for a client who has Parkinson’s disease?
- How to care for a client who has mental health conditions?
- How to care for a client with integumentary system problems?
- How to care for aged persons with problems associated with the gastrointestinal system?
- How to care for aged persons with common health problems associated with the immune system?
- How to care for a client with urinary tract problems?
- How to care for a client with common health problems associated with the endocrine system?
- The signs and symptoms of endocrine disorders
- How to care for a client with common health problems associated with the reproductive system?
- The strategies in the management of dysphagia
- How to respond to onset of symptoms of under-nutrition or over-nutrition?
- The signs of reduction in oral intake
- The negative health impacts of over-nutrition
- The strategies in the management of over-nutrition
- What is infection? And how infection spreads?
- The infection control procedures
- The Chain of Infection and how to break the Chain of Infection?
- The types of infection risks
- Food handling and the steps to follow when preparing or serving food
- The hand-washing procedures
- How to identify required changes to processes and aids?
- How to maintain privacy and confidentiality of the client?
- The ways of respecting the client’s dignity
COURSE DURATION:
The typical duration of this course is approximately 4-5 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.
COURSE DELIVERY:
Purchase and download course content.
ASSESSMENT:
A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.
CERTIFICATION:
Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.