Domiciliary Care Refresher

This course is designed to refresh the learning of domiciliary carers on: Module 1 Keywords: Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Discrimination, Respect and Dignity, Duty of Care and Record-Keeping Module 2 Health and Safety: health and safety, Lone Worker Policy, fire safety, basic life support (including CPR) and falls awareness Module 3 Food Hygiene and Infection control: including safe preparation, chilling, safe cooking, personal hygiene, PPE, infection control. Module 4 Dementia and Challenging Behaviour: dementia awareness, Mental Capacity Act, nutrition and hydration, Positive Behaviour Support, handling violence and aggression, communication, person-centred care. Module 5 Safeguarding of Children and Adults: definition of safeguarding, who is at risk from abuse, what is abuse, types of abuse, signs of abuse in children, reporting abuse (in adults and children), risk assessments, documentation, reporting concerns, whistleblowing.