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Elderly Care Course / Care Skills & Care of the Older Person /QQI level 5 - On Demand

Course ID: 201840
City College Dublin
Dublin
16 weeks
380
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Elderly Care Course – Care Skills & Care of the Older Person - QQI level 5

 

Course Details

Assessments / Exams

Care of the Older Person course is continuous assessment consists of a project and practical skills demonstrations.

The assessment for the Care Skills module is a skills demonstration and an assignment

Learners must complete 40 hours’ work placement in a nursing home, hospital, or daycare centre.

Learners may need to complete Patient Manual Handling Training & Cardiac/Basic First Aid Training before completing their work placement which is not provided by City College Dublin.

Qualifications

You will receive the following qualification on completing this Elderly Care course:

QQI Level 5 Component Certificate In Care of the Older Person

QQI Level 5 Care Skills

Course objectives

Learn more about our aims and objectives for our Elderly Care Course Modules:

Module Aims – Care Skills

The aim of this module is to provide the learner with the knowledge, skills and competency to care for clients in a hygienic and professional manner.

Module Objectives – Care Skills

  • To develop a better understanding of the maintenance of a safe environment for clients of differing needs.
  • To enable students to develop an awareness of the range of needs of clients in need of care and determine the appropriate level of care to be offered as part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
  • To facilitate students to develop interpersonal skills.
  • To demonstrate knowledge and skills required to assist clients with activities of daily living.
    to provide a safe environment for staff, clients and any other people who may enter the workplace.
  • To promote dignity, choice, and empowerment of residents in a healthcare facility
  • Examine the physical, emotional, social, psychological, and spiritual needs of a range of groups of people taking into account individual variation.

 

Module Aims – Care of the Older Person

The aim is to provide the knowledge, skills and competency to provide the full range of needs i.e. holistic care for older people in a variety of care settings working under the direction and supervision of nursing staff.

Module Objectives – Care of the Older Person

  • Acquire the skills to meet the needs of the older person
  • To understand the role of the healthcare assistant in promoting a positive attitude to ageing and death and dying.
  • To enable learners to acquire the best practice skills associated with the provision of holistic care.
  • Understand the range of services available to older people.
  • To acquire the communication skills required to enable the healthcare assistant to communicate effectively with the older person, their family and the multidisciplinary team.
  • To take a proactive role in health promotion
  • Acquire the basic therapeutic intervention skills

Modules (Minor Awards)

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Care Skills[ 5N2770 ]
Care of the Older Person[ 5N2706 ]

Course Details

Location PostcodeDublin 2
Course TypeOnline Learning
Awarding Body DetailsElderly Care Course – Care Skills & Care of the Older Person - QQI level 5
Course Duration16 weeks
Course Fee380

Course Provider

City College Dublin

Wicklow House, 84-88 South Great George’s Street, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Eircode: D02 Y284

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