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Elderly Care and Caring for the Disabled

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1.5-3 hours
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In this course learn how to treat people suffering from various mental and physical health conditions, as a result of ageing and traumatic injuries. Alison's free online Elderly Care course will teach you how to treat people suffering from various mental and physical health conditions. Caregivers are highly valued and in-demand professionals who make a big difference to the health organizations they work for. With this short course, you will be able to acquire the essential skills and concepts that will take your caregiving career to the next level.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID186715
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world's largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Differentiate between the process of ageing and disability
• Describe the manner in which a range of the body’s systems deteriorate as the body ages
• Discuss the implications the deterioration of a client's body has on a care worker’s duties
• List a range of medical conditions that people suffer as a result of ageing
• Develop the skills necessary to identify and treat various medical conditions
• Realise that people with the same disability often have unique needs
• Discuss various spinal cord injuries and the effects they have on individuals and their lifestyles
Course Code1611

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