Caring for the Elderly and Dementia Care QLS Level 3

This Caring for the Elderly and Dementia Care Level 3 bundle course is ideal for anyone already working in the care sector who is looking to improve their knowledge of how they provide effective care for the elderly and those with dementia. During this course, you'll learn more about the Care Quality Commission, common conditions in the elderly, how you can enhance relationships through communication, and the health and safety considerations you need to be aware of when caring for the elderly. You'll develop your understanding of the signs, forms, and causes of dementia, as well as how to communicate effectively with someone with dementia, how to manage their daily care and behaviours, and how to provide palliative care for dementia patients.

Course Content

Caring for the Elderly QLS Level 3

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

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