QQI Level 5 Care Skills and Care of the Older Person -Fully Online, start anytime

Course Title

QQI Level 5 Component Certificate In Care Skills and Care of the Older Person.

Qualification

Upon completion of this course, graduates will be fully qualified to work in Nursing Homes as Care Assistants.

Course Overview:
Care of the Older Person and Care Skills enables learners to acquire the skills to meet the needs of the older person and to understand the role of the healthcare assistant in promoting a positive attitude to aging and death and dying. Learners develop the skills necessary to deliver the best practices associated with the provision of holistic care and to explore the range of services available to older people.

Learners are encouraged to take a proactive role in health promotion and to gain knowledge of basic therapeutic intervention skills. The importance of communication is emphasised throughout the programme. Learners are required to complete 30 hours of work placement in a suitable healthcare setting where they are provided with opportunities to put what they learn through their studies, into practice.

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 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

Register for the Course:
You can complete enrolment through the course webpage. The fee for the on-demand (fully online) version is €380. Flexible payment options are available through humm finance.