Common ailments in the elderly 2hrs

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

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

∇ 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