Health and Social Care and Dementia Care (Level 3)
Course
Distance
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Distance Learning
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Class hours
160h
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Duration
12 Months
Health and Social Care workers are increasingly in demand to cater for the UK's ageing population. A growing number of job opportunities are becoming available in this sector. Our Health and Social Care course is the ideal course for anyone who is looking to pursue a career within the health and social care sector.
The Dementia Care course is ideal for you if you are wishing to increase your knowledge and understanding of Dementia in particular and would like to care for people with dementia.
This Health & Social Care and Dementia Care bundled course is ideal for people either interested in, or currently engaged, in a nursing / residential care environment and especially would like to provide care for those with dementia.
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 Heath & Social Care and Dementia Care course is divided into two Level 3 courses:
Heath & Social Care (Level 3)
Unit 1: Health and Social Care
Unit 2: Training in the Health and Social Care Setting
Unit 3: Legislation and Policy in Health and Social Care
Unit 4: Communication Confidentiality and Safeguarding
Unit 5: Physiology and Management of Diseases
Unit 6: Universal Principles of Care
Dementia Care (Level 3)
Unit 1: What is Dementia?
Unit 2: The Physiological Causes of Dementia
Unit 3: A Care Workers Role
Unit 4: Communication Principles
Unit 5: Managing Daily Care
Unit 6: End of Life Care
No Entry Requirements
Level 3 Dementia Care Certificate
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Subjects
- Health and Social Care
- IT
- Dementia
- Healthcare
Teachers and trainers (1)
Support Advisor
Support Advisor
Course programme
How is the course structured?
The Health and Social Care & Dementia Care bundled course is made up of two Level 3 courses:
Health and Social Care Care (Level 3)Unit 1: Health and Social Care
- The Care Quality Commission
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Care settings
- Hospitals
- Care homes (nursing and non-nursing)
- Domiciliary care
- Supported living
- Sheltered accommodation
- Day centre care
- Retirement villages
- Personal Development Plan
Unit 2: Training in the Health and Social Care Setting
- Training in the health and social care setting
- Quality Framework Credits
- Nurse Training
- Roles in nursing
- Other professionals involved in health and social care
- Multiagency working
- Benefits of Multiagency working
Unit 3: Legislation and Policy in Health and Social Care
- Occupational standards
- Common induction standards
- Principles of Care for Nursing
- Record Keeping
- Standards for Record Keeping
- Equality and Diversity Legislation
- Case studies
- Key legislation
Unit 4: Communication Confidentiality and Safeguarding
- Principles of person-centred care
- Holistic care
- Communication
- Active Listening
- Non-verbal communication
- Types of non-verbal communication
- Confidentiality
- Safeguarding
- Types of abuse
- What to do when abuse is suspected
Unit 5: Physiology and Management of Diseases
- Applying understanding to practice
- The heart
- Prevention
- Management of the service user
- Diabetes
- Congestive heart failure
- Dementia
- Caring for a person with dementia
- Respiratory disease (COPD)
Unit 6: Universal Principles of Care
- Principles of the prevention and control of infection
- Hand hygiene
- Giving personal care
- Food hygiene
- Nutrition
- Handling and moving
- Risk Assessment
- Managing Challenging Behaviour
- Handling medicines
Unit 1: What is Dementia?
- The history of dementia
- Warning signs of dementia
- Three stages of dementia
- Different forms of dementia
- The causes of dementia
Unit 2: The Physiological Causes of Dementia
- Regions of the brain
- The nervous system
- Protein plaque and tangles
Unit 3: A Care Workers Role
- Care settings
- Patient-centred care
- Bad practice and abuse
- What help does a carer give?
- Reality orientation (RO) and routine tasks
Unit 4: Communication Principles
- Communication
- Verbal communication
- Non-verbal communication
- Back to basics
- Withdrawal
Unit 5: Managing Daily Care
- Daily care tasks
- Managing behaviours
Unit 6: End of Life Care
- What is end of life or palliative care?
- How is palliative care administered?
- Causes of death in dementia patients
- Protocols and guidelines
- Dealing with grief and anticipatory grief
COURSE FEES
Our aim is to provide you with the best deal available, therefore any registration fee, certification fee and full tutor support is included in the course price for you. The enrolment fee for the Health and Social Care & Dementia Care home study course is £811.25, though for a limited time we are offering you the opportunity to pay only £649 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 £162.25 and then 4 equal payments of £162.25 per month. The first instalment is paid about a month after you receive your course.
Additional information
Health and Social Care and Dementia Care (Level 3)