Caring for the Elderly (Level 3)
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
120h
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Duration
12 Months
As life expectancy continues to improve in the UK, the percentage of over-65s is increasing significantly. This requires a growing care sector that has specific skills designed to care for the elderly. This course is ideal for individuals who are looking to work in a care setting or are new to this area of work. The learning materials aim to provide students with all the necessary understanding needed to provide a high standard of care.
Course Objectives
This course aims to give you the knowledge and skills to:
Work within the Care Quality Commission guidelines with knowledge of all relevant legislation;
Develop positive relationships with elderly members of the community to provide high-quality care;
Provide person-centred care in a way that looks after the health, safety and welfare of individuals;
Recognise specific conditions and the associated care needs of the individual.
Important information
Price for Emagister users: We are offering a 20% discount this month for all enrolments that are paid in full and made online.
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About this course
Key Topics
The Level 3 Certificate in Caring for the Elderly is divided into six units:
Unit 1: Health and Social Care
Unit 2: Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
Unit 3: Enhancing Relationships
Unit 4: Health and Safety
Unit 5: Management of Dementia and End of Life Care
Unit 6: Common Conditions in the Elderly
No Entry Requirements
Level 3 in Caring for the Elderly
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Subjects
- IT
- Elderly care
- Caring Skills
Teachers and trainers (1)
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Course programme
How is the course structured?
The Level 3 in Caring for the Elderly is divided into six comprehensive Units:
Unit 1: Health and Social Care
- The Care Quality Commission
- Types of care available to the elderly
- Roles of workers within health and social care
Unit 2: Safeguarding of Vulnerable Adults
- Safeguarding of vulnerable adults (SOVA)
- Categories of abuse
- Procedure in circumstances where abuse is suspected
- Confidentiality
- Legislation: the Data Protection Act
- The Human Rights Act
- Equality and Diversity
Unit 3: Enhancing Relationships
- Principles of person-centred care
- Care planning
- Assessment
- Record keeping
- Verbal communication
- Non-verbal communication
Unit 4: Health and Safety
- Health and Safety Legislation (1974)
- Risk assessment
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- Cleaning agents and chemicals
- Bodily fluids
- Administering and storing medication
- Consent
- Moving and handling
- Transferring service users
- Infection control
Unit 5: Management of Dementia and End of Life Care
- Nutrition
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Fats
- Fibre
- Fluids
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Signs of malnutrition
- Types of dementia
- Diagnosing dementia
- Support services
- Difficulties particular to dementia
- Activities that help people with dementia
- The Mental Capacity Act
- Deprivation of Liberties Act
- End of life care
- Gold Standards Framework
Unit 6: Common Conditions in the Elderly
- Diabetes
- Care of the skin
- Prevention of pressure sores
- Congestive heart failure
- High blood pressure
- Infection
- Lung disease
- Problems with valves
- Obesity
ASSESSMENT
This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment guided by your tutor following ABC Awards guidelines. This means that your qualification will be awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by taking an exam.
We send the full course out with the units listed above, you then read through the course in your own time and complete the assignments which you send to your tutor for marking. There is no word count for these assignments. However, one sentence answers will be rejected and you will have to re-submit it for marking.
Upon verification of the activities, exercises and assignments, a certificate of achievement will be awarded by ABC Awards, as confirmation that your written work has met all of the learning outcomes and assessment criteria for the programme.
COURSE FEES
The enrolment fee for the Level 3 in Caring for the Elderly home study course is £461.25, though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £369 which is a 20% discount if you enrol online and pay in full.
You can also opt for our Easy Payment Plan and enrol online today by paying a deposit of £92.25 and then 4 equal payments of £92.25 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.
Additional information
Caring for the Elderly (Level 3)